Superman
#252
(June 1972)
DC,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 34
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (semi-monthly June, December)
- On-sale Date
- 1972-04-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [block]
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell
Issue Notes
Also known as DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-13.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #83.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #83.
The World's Greatest Flying Heroes!
The Black Condor; Doctor Fate; Hawkman; The Ray; The Spectre; Starman; Superman / cover / 2 pages
- Job Number
- N-510
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Keeper; Kid Eternity; The Ray; Starman [Ted Knight]; Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Black Racer; Black Condor [Tom Wright]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Lightray; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Superman (Earth-1); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Red Tornado [John Smith]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]
- Synopsis
- Assortment of various flying heroes.
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Wrap-around cover.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- John Sikela; Murphy Anderson; Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- John Sikela; Murphy Anderson; Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-511
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Includes head shots of Superman, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Starman and the Spectre.
Powerstone
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- N-487
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Brett Calhoun; Clark Kent; Perry White; Lois Lane; Digby Masters; Von Schmertz; Scarletti; Kettering; Powerstone (intro)
- Synopsis
- Luthor gains super strength in order to battle Superman in hand-to-hand combat.
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #47 (April 1942) -
in Batman Bimestriel (Sage - Sagédition, 1975 series) #3 (août-septembre 1975) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
-
When Titans Clash!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- N-488
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor (villain, temporarily gains super-powers); Superman; Clark Kent; Perry White; Lois Lane; Powerstone
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #17 (July-August 1942)
-
[The Fire Murders]
Doctor Fate / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- N-490
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mango the Mighty (villain); Dr. Fate; Inza
- Reprints
- from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #57 (July 1940)
- in Batman géant (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) #1 (mars-avril-mai 1979) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
-
[The Hawkwoman]
Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- N-491
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bark Bennett (villain); Clinky Cassell (villain); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall; Hawkwoman] (intro)
- Reprints
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #24 (December 1941)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Hawkwoman (later Hawkgirl).
[no title indexed]
The Black Condor / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- N-494
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The dreaded Black Condor and the wild Senator Tom Wright...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Leader (villain); Black Condor; Prof. Steiner; Tom Wright; Wendy Foster; Jasper Crow; Dr. Marsh; Dr. Paige; Dr. Foster
- Reprints
- from Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #18 (November 1941)
-
[The Return of Zor]
The Spectre / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- N-492
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zor (villain); Prof. Dale Ericks; Sergeant Dexter; Wayne; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Pedro Gonzales; Clarice Winston
- Reprints
- from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #57 (July 1940)
-
The Menace of the Invisible Raiders!
Starman / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- N-495
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Mist (intro, villain); Starman [Ted Knight]; Woodley Allen; Doris Lee
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #67 (October 1941)
-
[Music Hath Charm]
The Ray / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- N-493
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stradivous (intro, villain, death); Jennings (intro, villain, death); The Ray [Happy Terrill]
- Reprints
- from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #17 (December 1940)
-
Superman's Greatest Feats!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Job Number
- N-459
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lori Lemaris (guest star); Superboy (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); Nathan Hale; Abraham Lincoln; John Wilkes Booth; Jor-El; Lara; Zor-El; Lyla Lerrol; Alura; Chief Sitting Bull
- Synopsis
- Lori Lemaris asks Superman to go into the past and stop Atlantis from sinking. Superman, who has never successfully changed the past tries and is amazed that it succeeds. Superman continues to change other past events, including the assassination of Lincoln, Custer's Last Stand and the explosion of Krypton.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #146 (July 1961)
-
- Keywords
- red kryptonite (flashback)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The World's Greatest Flying Heroes!
The Black Condor; Doctor Fate; Hawkman; The Ray; The Spectre; Starman; Superman -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
Powerstone
Superman -
3.
When Titans Clash!
Superman -
4.
[The Fire Murders]
Doctor Fate -
5.
[The Hawkwoman]
Hawkman -
6.
["The dreaded Black Condor and the wild Senator Tom Wright..."]
The Black Condor -
7.
[The Return of Zor]
The Spectre -
8.
The Menace of the Invisible Raiders!
Starman -
9.
[Music Hath Charm]
The Ray -
10.
Superman's Greatest Feats!
Superman -
11.
Giant Metropolis Mailbag
Metropolis Mailbag -
12.
Key to DC's Flying Heroes!
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- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
- Ted Watson
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