Superman (1939 series) (DC) #260

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Field	Previous	Change / Next
Number	260	260
Volume	35	35
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	January 1973	January 1973
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1973-01-10	1973-01-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.20 USD	0.20 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Julius Schwartz	Julius Schwartz
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer	No	No
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	The Keeper of the Eternal Flame!	The Keeper of the Eternal Flame!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number	S-1378	S-1378
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Nick Cardy	Nick Cardy
No Pencils
Inks	Nick Cardy	Nick Cardy
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Superman; Valdemar of the Flame; Skagerrak	Superman; Valdemar of the Flame; Skagerrak
Universe
Synopsis	Giant Falcon holds Superman's cape as Valdemar hurls flaming sword at him.	Giant Falcon holds Superman's cape as Valdemar hurls flaming sword at him.
Reprint Notes	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	Keeper of the Eternal Flame!	Keeper of the Eternal Flame!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number	S-1325	S-1325
Page Count	16	16
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Elliot S! Maggin	Elliot S! Maggin
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Murphy Anderson	Murphy Anderson
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing	Julius Schwartz	Julius Schwartz
No Editing
Characters	Valdemar of the Flame (villain); Superman; Morgan Edge; Clark Kent; Percy Bratton; Mr. Bragg; Skagerrak	Valdemar of the Flame (villain); Superman; Morgan Edge; Clark Kent; Percy Bratton; Mr. Bragg; Skagerrak
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #11/1973
Notes
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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	Let My People Live!	Let My People Live!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	The Fabulous World of Krypton	The Fabulous World of Krypton
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	super-hero; science fiction	super-hero; science fiction
Job Number	S-1340	S-1340
Page Count	8	8
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Elliot S! Maggin	Elliot S! Maggin
No Script
Pencils	Bob Brown	Bob Brown
No Pencils
Inks	Dave Cockrum	Dave Cockrum
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Cyr-Us; Donn-Gor; Hex-Le; Kya-Ta; Arn-Nee; Krypton	Cyr-Us; Donn-Gor; Hex-Le; Kya-Ta; Arn-Nee; Krypton
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Best of DC, The (1979 series) #40 (September 1983)	in Best of DC, The (1979 series) #40 (September 1983)
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Sequence Number	3	3
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	letters page	letters page
Feature	Metropolis Mailbag	Metropolis Mailbag
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number	S-1383	S-1383
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell	E. Nelson Bridwell
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	Includes a letter from Bob Rozakis	Includes a letter from Bob Rozakis
Keywords
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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Jim Van Dore	Editing	2011-06-19 00:44:57	Available	Editing
Jim Van Dore		2011-06-19 00:45:21	Editing	Pending Review
Peter Croome		2011-06-19 15:04:38	Pending Review	Under Review
Peter Croome		2011-06-19 15:04:53	Under Review	Approved

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