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SUPERMAN #246
Cover Date: December 1971
Cover Price: $0.25
Publication Date: 1971-10-21
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Murphy Anderson
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Credits:
| Story | Len Wein |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (Clark Kent; last in World's Finest Comics #207; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #117)
Supporting Character(s):
- Mrs. Goldstein (first appearance; a neighbor of Clark Kent's; next in issue #254/2)
- Gordon Lewis and his wife (first appearance; neighbors of Clark Kent's; next in ???)
- Jenkins (first appearance; a neighbor of Clark Kent's; accidentally shot by Jonathan Slaughter; next in ???)
- Jonathan Slaughter (first appearance; a neighbor of Clark Kent's; next in Action Comics #430)
- Nathan Warbow (first appearance; a neighbor of Clark Kent's; next in Action Comics #430)
- Frank Jackson (first appearance; doorman at 344 Clinton St; next in issue #285)
Villain(s):
- a protoplasmic blob (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- Dr. Wilson Farr (first appearance; next in issue #253)
- S.T.A.R. Labs researchers
- the captain and crew of a cargo freighter
- E.R staff
- various other citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- 344 Clinton St.
- S.T.A.R. Labs (first appearance)
- Marianas Trench
Story Reprinted in:
- Best of DC #56/5 (January 1985)
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Rich Buckler |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Jor-El (last in issue #234/2, which is retold in flashback in World of Krypton #1 page 15, panels 1-3; page 17, panel 5 to page 18, panel 6; page 19, panel 7 to page 20, panel 6; this story is retold in flashback in World of Krypton #1 page 16, panels 1-6; page 17, panels 3-4; page 19, panels 1-6; page 21, panel 1 to page 22, panel 7; next in issue #134)
- Lara Jor-El (last in World's Finest Comics #191; story retold in World of Krypton #1 flashback; page 16, panels 1-6; page 17, panels 3-4; page 19, panels 1-6; page 21, panel 1 to page 22, panel 7; next in issue #123)
Villain(s):
- Matricomp (first appearance; a building sized computer ghat by Kryptonian law has the authority to approve or deny marriages; self destructs)
- Anr-Mu (first appearance; an android linked to Matricomp)
Other Character(s):
- Mat-Al (first appearance; a Kryptonian marriage counselor)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Tok-Ra II (first appearance; in a photograph; creator of Matricomp)
- Superman (image)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on 37 Norzec, Year 9996.
Story Reprinted in:
- Best of DC #40/12 (September 1983)
Credits (new material only):
Reprint Comment(s):
- Story reprinted from Superman Vol. 1 #40 (May-June 1946)