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SUPERMAN #257
Cover Date: October 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
Publication Date: 1972-08-08
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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (Clark Kent; last in Adventure Comics #423; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #127)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (in between Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #126 and #127)
- Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152 and #153)
- Perry White (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #126; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #153)
Villain(s):
- War-Horn (an alien soldier, first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Cab driver
- Two kids
- Copy boy at the Daily Planet
- A camper
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Elliot S. Maggin |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Tomar-Re (last in Justice League of America #80; next in DC Special Series #1/2)
- Superman (also in flashback as baby Kal-El)
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Brainiac (in flashback)
Other Character(s):
Location(s):
- Space Sector 0
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (in flashback)
Comment(s):
- Story idea by Neal Adams.
Story Reprinted in:
- Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told
- Superman: The World of Krypton
Synopsis:
On the day of his retirement from active duty, the Guardians of the Universe reveal to Green Lantern Tomar-Re that had Krypton not exploded, Kal-El would have risen up as leader of the Green Lantern Corps, independent of the Guardians. Though Tomar-Re had been gathering stellarium to dampen the reaction at the planet's core, as exploding nova blinded and delayed him. The loss of Krypton might not be seen as a failure as Kal-El fulfilled a greater destiny as Superman.