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SUPERMAN #264
Cover Date: June 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
Publication Date: 1973-03-08
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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Supergirl Vol. 1 #5; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #131)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #423; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #131)
- Morgan Edge (in between Action Comics #423 and #424)
- Steve Lombard (first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in Action Comics #465/2; next in issue #265)
Villain(s):
- "The Phantom Quarterback" (first appearance; an energy form created out of solar particles; later destroyed)
- two crooks (first appearance of both; attempt to steal Super Bowl ticket sales)
Other Character(s):
- Frederick Fowe (first appearance; a scientist)
- The Metropolis Meteors
- unidentified opposing football team
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Star Stadium
- WGBS Building
Comment(s):
- Steve Lombard retires from football and his hired by Morgan Edge to be a sportscaster.
Credits:
| Story | Elliot S. Maggin |
| Art | Dave Cockrum |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Rik-Ar (first appearance; in flashback; an ancient Kryptonian hero and tribal healer; in a story told by Nim-Ed's mother)
Supporting Character(s):
- Nim-Ed (first appearance; a young boy in Argo City)
- Nim-Ed's mother (first appearance; relates the tale of Rik-Ar and the Headband Warriors of Krypton)
Villain(s):
- Taka-Ne (first appearance; in flashback; an ancient Kryptonian tyrant)
- Taka-Ne's soldiers (first appearance for all; in flashback)
Other Character(s):
- Jani (first appearance; in flashback; wife of Rik-Ar)
- anceint enslaved Kryptonians (first appearance; in flashback)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Tanthu Flez (image)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Best of DC #40/3 (September 1983)