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Issue Details

Issue #260
Published January 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

Cover Details - "The Keeper of the Eternal Flame!"

Characters Superman; Valdemar of the Flame; Skagerrak
Synopsis Giant Falcon holds Superman's cape as Valdemar hurls flaming sword at him.
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
Reprinted in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973

16 page Superman story "Keeper of the Eternal Flame!"

Characters Valdemar of the Flame (villain); Superman; Morgan Edge; Clark Kent; Percy Bratton; Mr. Bragg; Skagerrak
Genre superhero
Script Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973

8 page The Fabulous World of Krypton story "Let My People Live!"

Characters Cyr-Us; Donn-Gor; Hex-Le; Kya-Ta; Arn-Nee; Krypton
Genre super-hero; science fiction
Script Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Dave Cockrum
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (1979 series) #40 (September 1983)

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes Includes a letter from Bob Rozakis