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Issue: Superman #239
Publication Date: June 1971
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Issues: #239 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: 04/06/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G-84 and as G-84 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
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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reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Superman's Greatest Battles!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: vignettes of battles
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N254
Disclose Notes: Giant #G-84. Theme= Superman's Greatest Battles!
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N260
Disclose Notes: The background art is an outer space sky with a spaceship.
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Hercules in the 20th Century!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ? (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor's gang; Frank Hall (animal keeper); Oracle
Synopsis: Lex Luthor builds a time-machine to bring Hercules to the present to use him to stop Superman. Hercules gets wise to Luthor's plan and helps Superman stop Luthor, and then decides to stay in the present and falls in love with Lois Lane.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #267 published August 1960
was Hercules in the 20th Century! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: N-265
Disclose Notes: Art credited solely to Wayne Boring in issue. Story continues in "Superman's Battle with Hercules!" later in this issue.
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The Weird World of Aurora

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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Dr. Deadly; girl victim
Synopsis: Vampirella and Frankenstein help Dr. Deadly to obtain a girl victim for his experiments.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Monster Scenes model kits in sequential art form.
Between pages 5-6 of "Hercules in the 20th Century!" story.
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Military Men! Your Credit Is Good

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for engagement and other rings.
Between pages 7-8 of "Hercules in the 20th Century!" story.
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Superman's Battle with Hercules!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Oracle (flashback)
Synopsis: Hercules wants to marry Lois, but Lois won't marry him while Superman is around, so Hercules tries to get rid of Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #268 published September 1960
was Superman's Battle with Hercules! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: N-255
Disclose Notes: Story continues from "Hercules in the 20th Century!" earlier in this issue.
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Titano the Super-Ape!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #127 published February 1959
was Titano the Super-Ape! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: N-268
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New for the First Time!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #96, with cover shown, on sale April 22nd.

At bottom of final page of Titano story.
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Part I: The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: When Luthor escapes from jail, he challenges Superman to meet him in a fair fight without his super powers. The two head to a desert-like world where they brawl until Superman knocks out the villain. Luthor retaliates by using secret weapons hidden in his shirt pocket.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was Part II: The Super-Duel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-266; N-267
Disclose Notes: A two-part story. Second part titled "The Super-Duel!".

First appearance of the planet Lexor, though it is not named in this story.
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Part II: The Super-Duel!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: While Superman struggles to survive, Luthor meets the few remaining inhabitants of the planet and becomes their hero when he reactivates their scientific machines and temporarily solves their water shortage problem. But Superman finds Luthor, defeats him in combat, and returns him to prison on Earth, after providing the people of the planet with sufficient water on which to survive.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: The planet is unnamed here, but its inhabitants will rename it Lexor in honor of their hero sometime after this story.
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The All-New 64 Page Binky

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ? (sound effect)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Osmond Brothers [Alan Osmond (photo); Donny Osmond (photo); Jay Osmond (photo); Merrill Osmond (photo); Wayne Osmond (photo)]
Reprinting
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Binky (DC, 1970 series) #79, with cover shown, on sale April 8th.

At bottom of final page of Lex Luthor story.
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Special Offer! Binocular Kit

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for kit to make your own binoculars, from unknown company.
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First Time Ever

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for a t-shirt with the cover of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1 printed on the front, from unknown company.
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Map of Krypton

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Synopsis: Maps of Krypton's "Old World" and "New World" hemispheres, highlighting 15 unusual locations.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #12/1971 published December 1971
as Kart over Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition #[nn] published January 1973
as Map of Krypton [Illustration on Dustjacket]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: N-279
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Fly Your Own 747 Jumbo Jet!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dymo Products Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for polystyrene model of a gliding 747 jet, in American Airlines livery.
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One to Startle You --

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #138, with cover shown, on sale April 13th.
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For Sheer Suspense!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #125, with cover shown, on sale April 22nd.
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Schlagers / Looney Tunes Merrie Melodies

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (photo)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for record albums.
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Giant Metropolis Mailbag

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Job Number: N-278
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jesus Mongeagudo, Gregory Kent, Richard H. Morrissey, Charles C. Vornadore, and Ollie Seay.
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The Best Baseball Game Cannot Be Purchased in a Retail Store!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad from the Strat-O-Matic Game Company.
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Raleigh's Got it Either Way You Go

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad from Raleigh Industries.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for toys and novelties in classified format.
On inside back cover.
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Be a Pilot

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Hot Birds, flying toy airplanes from Mattel that launch on a string. Back cover.

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