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Issue: Superman #245
Publication Date: December 1971
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Issues: #245 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [block]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/14/1971
Volume: 33
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-7.

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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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World's Greatest Super-Heroes

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Prankster; Air Wave [Larry Jordan] (inset); Super-Chief (inset); Atom [Ray Palmer] (inset); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (inset)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-434
Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-432
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Brainiac-Luthor Team [Lex Luthor (villain); Brainiac (origin, flashback, villain)] (intro); Brainiac II (ancestor of Brainiac 5, intro, origin, flashback); Var-Don; Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Phantom Zone inmates; Ardora; Lexorians (guest stars); Superman [Kal-El]; Lexor; Superman Emergency Squad
Synopsis: Lex Luthor escapes prison, discovers the existence of Brainiac, releases Brainiac from prison, re-programs him, and teams with him to shrink Superman. With the help of the Kandorians, Superman turns the tables on Luthor and Brainiac.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #167 published February 1964
was The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! Part I: The Deadly Duo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #167 published February 1964
was [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!] Part II: The Downfall of Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #167 published February 1964
was [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!] Part III: The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 26.67
Job Number: N-406; N-407
Disclose Notes: Three-part story: Chapter 1 titled "The Deadly Duo!" (9 pp.); Chapter 2 titled "The Downfall of Superman!" (9 pp.); Chapter 3 titled "The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance!" (8.67 pp.).

First appearance of Ardora, Lex Luthor's future wife. Although named Tharla in the original printing of this story [Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)] this reprint has been edited to refer to her as Ardora, as she will be known thereafter.
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The Count

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Kid Eternity; Mister Keeper; The Count (intro, villain); Dusty (villain); Rembrant Van Rijn; Javert (a fictional character); Nostradamus; Hippocrates; The Laughing Cavalier (intro, a work of art come to life); The Discus Thrower (intro, a work of art come to life)
Synopsis: Rembrandt informs the Kid that he feels something is happening to one of his paintings, and sure enough, when he and Keep check into the situation, they find the master criminal, the Court, hard at work.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagKid Eternity #3 published January 1946
was The Count [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: N-412
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The Time Trap!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (villain, intro); Jean Loring
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Atom #3 published October 1962
was The Time Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.34
Disclose Notes: Story in two parts of 5.67 and 8.67 pages.
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The Crowning of Super-Chief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Super-Chief (intro)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAll Star Western #117 published February 1961
was The Crowning of Super-Chief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Job Number: N-410
Disclose Notes: Origin and first appearance. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Air Wave [Larry Jordan]
Synopsis: D.A. Cole dies, and Larry Jordan becomes D.A.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #66 published August 1942
was The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: N-414
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The Super-Motorized Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal; as Hawkgirl]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMystery in Space #89 published February 1964
was The Super-Motorized Menace! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Job Number: N-413
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The Prankster's Greatest Role!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Prankster (villain); Lois Lane
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #87 published February 1954
was The Prankster's Greatest Role! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Job Number: N-411
Disclose Notes: original date erroneously listed as Feb '54
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Giant Metropolis Mailbag

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-417
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jesus Monteagudo, Alex Hochstraser, David O'Neal, Gary Skinner, and Richard H. Morrissey; with responses by E. Nelson Bridwell.
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The Man of Many Faces

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-433
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Definitive artist's guide to Superman's features by Swan showing Superman's face; every angle and undergoing every emotion.

This is NOT reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #333, although that page is similar in content.
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This Issue's All-Star Line-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Super-Chief; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; Kid Eternity
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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