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SUPERMAN #258

Cover Date: November 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
Publication Date: 1972-09-14

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy


Story: "Fury of the Energy-Eater!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLen Wein
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (Clark Kent; last in World's Finest Comics #214; next in the second story in this issue; also in flashback to issue #248)

Supporting Character(s):

Josh Coyle (first appearance)

Villain(s):

Galactic Golem (last in issue #248; next in ???; also in flashback to issue #248 and in flashback prior to this issue)
three muggers (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Bert Smith (first appearance; a S.T.A.R. Labs astro-technician)
Harry Potter (first appearance; a S.T.A.R. Labs astro-technician)
a hobo (first appearance; dies)
WGBS staff
alien scientists (first appearance; in flashback)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lex Luthor (in flashback to issue #248)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
S.T.A.R. Labs
WGBS Building
Unidentified Space Sector
an unidentified planet (first appearance; in flashback)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #56/6 (January 1985)


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Second Story: "Who is Mr. X?" (8 Pages)
The Private Life of Clark Kent

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsCurt Swan
InksDick Giordano
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #154)

Villain(s):

two muggers (first appearance of both)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Xavier (first appearance; Clark Kent's mysterious neighbor in Apartment 3E; last chronological appearance in flashback in issue #296; next in issue #296)
Melba (first appearance; a panhandler)
her boyfriend or husband (first appearance)
a doorman (first appearance)
other citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
344 Clinton St.


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