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SUPERMAN #416
Cover Date: February 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
Publication Date: 1985-10-22
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Cover Credits:
Art: Eduardo Barreto (signed)
Colors: Anthony Tollin
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Al Williamson |
| Lettering | Ed King |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (story told over the course of a few years, in between Justice League of America #188 and Action Comics #517; Justice League of America #201 and Action Comics #528; Superman Vol. 1 #382 and Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #2/2; and finally DC Comics Presents #90 and #91)
Supporting Character(s):
- Perry White (last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11; next in issue #418)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (story told over the course of a few years, in between the flashback in Action Comics #525 and Superman Vol. 1 #363; Superman Family #214 and DC Comics Presents Annual #1; DC Comics Presents Annual #1 and Superman Annual Vol. 1 #9; and finally DC Comics Presents Annual #4 and Heroes Against Hunger #1)
Other Character(s):
- Calvin Anderson (first appearance; a young boy rescued from drowning by Lex Luthor)
- citizens of Princeton, NJ
- applicants in a patent office
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Albert Einstein (in a photograph and flashback)
Location(s):
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis
- a patent office in Switzerland
- off the coast of New Jersey
- Princeton, NJ
Comment(s):
- This story occurs on the 14th of March and thereafter, over the course of a number of years as Lex Luthor chooses to honor his hero Albert Einstein on the birthday of the theoretical physicist.
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Al Williamson |
| Lettering | Duncan Andrews |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (appearance is 100 years after his appearance in the first story of this issue; also appearance of younger self is the same as his appearance in the first story of this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last/next in ???)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (appearance is the same as his appearance in the first story of this issue; reformed and later deceased by the future era of this story)
Other Character(s):
- Calvin Anderson (appearance is the same as his appearance in the first story of this issue; revealed to have become a world renowned physicist)
- reporters (first appearance of all; 100 years in the future)
Location(s):
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis
- Princeton, NJ
Comment(s):
- This story takes place 100 years in the future as the circa 130 year old Superman of the future sends a message back to his present day counterpart.