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Issue: Superman #257
Publication Date: October 1972
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Issues: #257 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [circle]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/08/1972
Volume: 34
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #87.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; War-Horn
Synopsis: Superman protecting two kids while War-Horn lurks beneath them.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #5/1973 published January 1973
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #3/1973 published April 1973
as Supermann slåss mot Krigshornet! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1308
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Superman Battles the War-Horn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): War-Horn (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #5/1973 published January 1973
as Füllhorn der Vernichtung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #3/1973 published April 1973
as Supermann slåss mot Krigshornet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #176 published April 1974
as Superman Battles The War-Horn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15.5
Job Number: S-1276
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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-1315
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The Greatest Green Lantern of All!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Guardians of the Universe; Jor-El; Lara; Brainiac; baby Kal-El; Superman (flashback)
Synopsis: The Guardians of the Universe explain to Green Lantern Tomar-Re that his failure to prevent the destruction of Krypton might not truly be considered a failure, even though the Guardians once thought to make Kal-El the leader of the Green Lantern Corps, because the destruction of Krypton allowed Superman to fulfill his destiny as the universe's greatest champion.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #169 published September 1973
as The Greatest Green Lantern Of All! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #7/1976 published June 1976
as Den største Grønne Lykt av dem alle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published January 1989
as The Greatest Green Lantern of All [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] published June 1990
as The Greatest Green Lantern of All! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The World of Krypton #[nn] published July 2008
as The Greatest Green Lantern of All! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-1275
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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