Superman #248

(February 1972)

The Man Who Murdered the Earth! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-1070

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lex Luthor (villain); the Galactic Golem (intro); Superman; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Luthor gathers galactic matter to create The Galactic Golem, whose desire for hyper-stellar energy leads him into conflict with Superman. After Superman allows Luthor to believe that their conflict has destroyed all civilization, and The Galactic Golem has turned on Luthor, Luthor works with Superman to distract the creature off the planet.

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #4/1973 ([april] 1973)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #9/1974 (27. April 1974)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #32 [Direct] (January 1983)
• in Superman in the Seventies (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([October] 2000)

All in the Mind! (Table of Contents)

The Fabulous World of Krypton / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marv Wolfman

Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Dave Cockrum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-1045

Content Information

Genre:

super-hero; science fiction

Characters:

Min-Tor; Jan-Ar; Sala; Kryptonopolis (origin); Lan-Nu; Krypton

Synopsis:

Kryptonian archaeologists uncover a globe which contains the story of the war between Erkol and Xan. After Xan detonated a bomb, hostilities ceased, but all babies conceived on that day in Erkol were born without thumbs but with enlarged heads. Years later, these children, who had been exiled, discovered that they had also been born with telekinesis. When the children learned that war had resumed and that Erkol was threatened by a doomsday weapon, they attempted to return home to stop the device, but Erkol was destroyed. So the children returned to their city, which they named Kryptonopolis.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1974 (25. Mai 1974)
• in Supermann (Semic AS, 1977 series) #3/1977 ([mars] 1977)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #40 [Direct] (September 1983)
• in Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([May] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Could be Cockrum's first DC credit.

Muto Versus the Man of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents)

Superman of 2466 / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

S-1069

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman of 2466; Muto (villain); Atlanteans; Lyra 3916

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #339 (July 1966)