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Superman #249

DC · Series began 1939 · March 1972

Dates

Cover date
March 1972
On sale
January 11, 1972
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Dick Dillin, John Sikelainks: Neal Adams, Murphy Andersonletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Cary Bates, Jerry Siegel, E. Nelson Bridwell

Stories

  • The Challenge of Terra-Man · 18 pages

    The appearance of a stagecoach on the streets of Metropolis heralds the arrival of Terra-Man, a character seemingly from a spaghetti western, yet with super-scientific weapons. Superman must contain Terra-Man while dealing with a kryptonian condition known as birth-spells which effects the metabolism of Kryptonians every six years on their Kryptonian birthdays.

  • The Origin of Terra-Man · Terra-Man · 7 pages
  • High Man on a Flagpole! · 13 pages

Characters

Clark KentSupermanTobias ManningTerra-ManNova

Reprinted in

Superman Supacomic (1959), Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Superman in the Seventies (2000)

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