Issue Details

Cover Details - "Hercules in the 20th Century!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent] (poster); Hercules [Roger Tate]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	In Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

Characters	Gods of Olympus [Jupiter; Mercury; Vulcan; Venus; Achilles]; Hercules [Roger Tate]; Superman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Perry White; Frank Hall
Synopsis	Lex Luthor builds a time-machine to bring Hercules to the present to use him to stop Superman. Hercules gets wise to Luthor's plan and helps Superman stop Luthor, and then decides to stay in the present and falls in love with Lois Lane.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Notes	Story continues next issue.
Reprinted	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #239 (June-July 1971); In Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

Characters	Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid]; Superman
Synopsis	The Legion comes to the 20th century to meet Supergirl and invites her to come to the 30th Century to apply to join the Legion.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney
Letters	Joe Letterese
Notes	Third appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes; first appearance of Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, and Invisible Kid.
Reprinted	in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334; in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #492; in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, The (DC, 1991 series) #1; in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1