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Issue Details

Issue #284
Published February 1975
Cover Price 0.60
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

Cover Details - "Superboy Battles Superman!"

Characters Superman; Superboy; Lois Lane; Borko; Boscar
Synopsis Daily Planet shows pictures of Superboy slugging Superman and sending him flying, Superman carving statue of Clark Kent, and Superman in athletic contest with Borko and Boscar.
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. [August 2007]

20 page Superman story "The Secret Guardian of Smallville!"

Characters Superboy Robot (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Smallville Police Chief Douglas Parker
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Bob Oksner

1 page Super-Puzzle activity

Genre superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Letters typeset

12 page Superman story "The Interplanetary Olympics!"

Characters Rogan (villain); Boscar (villain); Borko (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #304

12 page Superman story "King of the Comic Books!"

Characters Nazi saboteurs (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Frank Frederick; Carson Steele; Henry Jones; Geezer
Genre superhero;
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster?
Inks Ira Yarbrough
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25

13 page Superman story "A Modern Alice in Wonderland!"

Characters Rufe (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Alice Neal; Perry White; Lewis Repertory Players acting group
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Sam Citron
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #41

2 page Gate-Crashers in the Fortress of Solitude filler

Characters Superman; Batman; Fortress of Solitude; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Kandor; Jimmy Olsen; Tal-Var; Phantom Zone
Genre Superhero
Pencils ? (various)
Inks ? (various)
Notes Reprint panels of various intuders in the Fortress
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241; from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #164; from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #100; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #87; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #97

8 page Superman story "Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!"

Characters Superman; Aquaman (guest appearance); Professor Potter; Bizarro #1; Lori Lemaris; Rupert Brand (intro, an IRS agent); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)
Synopsis An IRS agent decides that Superman owes back taxes and Superman must pay withing 24 hours.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff (?)
Notes Original inking credit of George Klein changed to match credits from Superman #148. [Mike Nielsen 5/2007]
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #148

12 page Superman story "The Death of Clark Kent!"

Characters Superman; Clark Kent; Professor Fergusson; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Ira Yarbrough
Inks Ira Yarbrough
Notes No villain.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #42

2 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset