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Superman #356 (1981) · The Collector

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Superman (1939)
#356

DC Comics#356

Superman

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Superman #356

Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers! / The Exile from Krypton!

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: February 1981
Cover price: $0.50
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Grand Comics Database issue 35096

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Vartox returns to Earth from his new adopted planet Tynola to tell Lana goodby, and also to secretly ask Superman for help.

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Printing not stated · $0.50

Credits

Writers: Cary Bates, Paul S. Newman
Pencillers: Curt Swan, José Delbo
Inkers: Frank Chiaramonte, Kim DeMulder
Colorists: Adrienne Roy, Jerry Serpe
Letterers: Ben Oda, Shelly Leferman
Covers: Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Consulting editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Managing editor: Joe Orlando

Characters

Lana Lang
Lok-Nor
Sen-Tal
Steve Lombard
Superman
Vartox

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