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Issue: Superman #242
Publication Date: September 1971
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Issues: #242 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: 07/13/1971
Volume: none
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):  
Disclose Notes: 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:  
Disclose Reprinted In13
Disclose Reprinted From2
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Duel That Destroyed the Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Sand creature
Synopsis: Superman and sand creature duplicate slugging it out over Metropolis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1971 published December 1971
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #7/1972 published August 1972
as Duellen som ødela jorda! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Gallery #1 [1st Printing] published April 1993
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] published March 2009
as Superman #242 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-891
Disclose Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Ultimate Battle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Quarrm-Demon (villain); Superman; Stewpot; Gemmi; Jimmy Olsen; Sand creature; Wonder Woman (as Diana Prince); I-Ching
Synopsis: Superman loses half of his power.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #26/1971 published December 1971
as Der Entscheidungskampf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #7/1972 published August 1972
as Den siste kampen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #10/1979 published January 1979
as Den siste kampen [Story on Interior Page(s)]2nd translation
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #32 [Direct Sales] published January 1983
as The Ultimate Battle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Extra #9 published January 1984
as Der Entscheidungskampf [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSerie-pocket #112 published January 1985
as Duellen som ødela verden [Story on Interior Page(s)]3. translation
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] published March 2009
as The Ultimate Battle! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Job Number: S-869
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-898
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The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Alice Norton; Martha Norton; John Norton
Synopsis: Superman restores the sight of a blind girl and reunites her family.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #96 published March 1955
was The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: S-905
Disclose Notes: No villain.
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The World's Mightiest Weakling!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rodney Drake; Wilma; Brad Anderson; Professor Milton
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty Comic #88 published April 1972
as The World's Mightiest Weakling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #7/1972 published April 1972
as Der dürre Herkules [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #54 published March 1955
was The World's Mightiest Weakling! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-906
Disclose Notes: No villain.

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