Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #172

Cover Date: October 1964
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1964-08-06

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein

Story: "The New Superman" (24 Pages) Part 2: "Clark Kent, Former Superman"
Part 3: "The Struggle of the Two Supermen"

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein, Sheldon Moldoff (Part 2)
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (borrows an apparent duplicate power ring fron Greeen Lantern Hal Jordan, temporarily loses his powers and gives up the title of Superman, briefly given the powers of Cosmic Boy, Elastic Lad, Invisible Kid and Saturn Girl and appears in a new costume as "Former Superman;" last in World's Finest Comics #144; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #42; also appears in flashbacks as baby Kal-El)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes:

Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; last in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #125/3; next in Adventure Comics #325)

Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg; in between Adventure Comics #324 and #325)

Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; last in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #125/3; next in Adventure Comics #325)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback; in between flashback in Action Comics #246 and flashback in Action Comics #390)

Lara Jor-El (in flashback; in between flashback in Action Comics #246 and flashback in New Adventures of Superboy #28)

Jimmy Olsen (last in World's Finest Comics #144; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #80)

Lana Lang (next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #52/3)

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #315; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #52)

Perry White (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #79; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #52)

Villain(s):

Brainiac (last in World's Finest Comics #144; next in Action Comics #318)

Lex Luthor (last in issue #170/2; next in Action Comics #317/2)

Other Character(s):

Ar-Val (first appearance; a Kandorian who becomes the new Superman; later is turned to stone)

Bran-Een (first appearance; a Kandorian applicant to become the new Superman)

Nor-Kan (last in World's Finest Comics #143; next in Action Comics #317)

Dr. Jay Black (first appearance; an astronomer)

various reporters

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813

Krypton

Kryptonopolis (in flashback)

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Fortress of Solitude

The Bottle City of Kandor

Metropolis

Daily Planet

various locations in and around Metropolis

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