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Issue: Superman #247
Publication Date: January 1972
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Issues: #247 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [character]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/11/1971
Volume: 34
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Guardians of Oa [Guardians of the Universe]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #8/1972 published April 1972
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #162 published February 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1048
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Must There Be a Superman?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Guardians of Oa [Guardians of the Universe]; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Harley (intro, villain); Superman; Jor-El (flashback)
Synopsis: The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race. While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #8/1972 published April 1972
as Geht´s auch ohne Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #162 published February 1973
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #4/1976 published April 1976
as Må det finnes en Supermann? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1987
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] [First Printing] published May 1987
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Seventies #[nn] published December 2000
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1 published October 2004
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagKlassiker der Comic-Literatur #1 published January 2005
as Braucht die Welt einen Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: S-994
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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When on Earth ...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Amy (intro); Bick (intro); Superman; Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #10/1972 published October 1972
as Som et vanlig menneske [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Extra #2 published January 1980
as Anpassung ist alles [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-996
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1061
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Muto -- Monarch of Menace!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman of 2466; Muto; Lex Luthor (flashback); Lyra 3916; Superman (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback); Vyldan (flashback); Jay L-3383; Superman the 4th (flashback); Superman the 7th [Kanton K-73] (flashback); Yann (villain); Von-Don (villain); Waru Thargo (villain)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #338 published June 1966
was Muto -- Monarch of Menace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: S-1035

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