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Issue Details

Issue #243
Published October 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

Cover Details - "Who Is the Mystery Woman That Captured Superman's Heart... and Soul?"

Characters Superman; Rija
Synopsis Superman and Rija in passionate embrace
Genre superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

18 page Superman story "The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!"

Characters Superman; Kond; Rija
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes No villain.
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #12

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes letters page

6 page The Fabulous World of Krypton story "The Death-Trails of Krypton!"

Characters unnamed mass murderer (villain); Dol-Nd; Krypton
Genre super-hero; science fiction
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #40 (September 1983)

1 page Famous First Issues! Of the "Superman Family"! cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
Genre Superhero
Pencils various
Inks various
Notes Reprints covers of Superman #1, Superboy #1, Jimmy Olsen #1, Lois Lane #1; vignettes
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (June 1939); from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March 1949); from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September 1954); from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (April 1958)

12 page Superman story "The Battle of the Atoms!"

Characters Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Nick Biggins; Slug Rickey; Vannie Winkler; Perry White
Genre superhero
Script Don Cameron
Pencils Sam Citron
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #38 (January-February, 1946)

1 page Metropolis Mailbag Extra letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset
Notes letters page