Superman #245

(December 1971 - January 1972)

The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Mort Weisinger (original editor)

Job Number:

N-406 and N-407

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Brainiac-Luthor Team [Lex Luthor (villain); Brainiac (origin, flashback, villain)] (intro); Brainiac II [ancestor of Brainiac 5] (intro, origin, flashback); Var-Don; Kandor; Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Phantom Zone inmates; Ardora; Lexorians (guest stars); Superman [Kal-El]; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; 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.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)

Indexer Notes

Three part story; Chapter 1 titled "The Deadly Duo!", Chapter 2 titled "The Downfall of Superman!", Chapter 3 titled "The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance!".

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.

[The Count] (Table of Contents)

Kid Eternity / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mac Raboy

Inks:

Mac Raboy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

George Brenner (original editor)

Job Number:

N-412

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

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.

Reprints:

• from Kid Eternity (Quality Comics, 1946 series) #3 (Autumn 1946)

The Time Trap! (Table of Contents)

Atom / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (villain, intro); Jean Loring

Reprints:

• from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962)

The Crowning of Super-Chief! (Table of Contents)

Super-Chief / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Carmine Infantino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz

Job Number:

N-410

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Super-Chief (intro)

Reprints:

• from All-Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #117 (February-March 1961)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [December 2007].

The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks (Table of Contents)

Air Wave / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Murray Boltinoff?

Pencils:

Harris Levy (as Lee Harris)

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-414

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]

Synopsis:

D.A. Cole dies, and Larry Jordan becomes D.A.

Reprints:

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #66 (August 1942)

The Super-Motorized Menace (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-413

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl)

Reprints:

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #89 (February 1964)

The Prankster's Greatest Role! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-411

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Prankster (villain); Lois Lane

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Giant Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson ?

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

N-417

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jesus Monteagudo, Alex Hochstraser, David O'Neal, Gary Skinner, and Richard H. Morrissey; with responses by E. Nelson Bridwell.

The Man of Many Faces (Table of Contents)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Curt Swan

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-433

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

Definitive artists guide to Superman's features by Curt 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.

This Issue's All-Star Line-Up (Table of Contents)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Super-Chief; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; Kid Eternity