| Issue | #245 |
| Published | December 1971 - January 1972 |
| Frequency | monthly (semi-monthly June, Dec.) |
| Cover Price | 0.50 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Notes | 100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-7 |
| Characters | Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Prankster; Air Wave [Larry Jordan] (inset); Super-Chief (inset); Atom [Ray Palmer] (inset); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (inset) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Brainiac-Luthor Team [Lex Luthor (villain); Brainiac (origin, flashback, villain)] (intro); Brainiac II [ancestor of Brainiac 5] (intro, origin, flashback); Var-Don; Kandor; Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Phantom Zone inmates; Ardora; Lexorians (guest stars); Superman [Kal-El]; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Lexor; Superman Emergency Squad |
| Synopsis | Lex Luthor escapes prison, discovers the existence of Brainiac, releases Brainiac from prison, re-programs him, and teams with him to shrink Superman. With the help of the Kandorians, Superman turns the tables on Luthor and Brainiac. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original editor) |
| Notes | Three part story; Chapter 1 titled "The Deadly Duo!", Chapter 2 titled "The Downfall of Superman!", Chapter 3 titled "The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance!". First appearance of Ardora, Lex Luthor's future wife. Although named Tharla in the original printing of this story--(Superman (DC 1939 series) #167 (February 1964) )--this reprint has been edited to refer to her as Ardora, as she will be known thereafter. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964) [see notes] |
| Characters | Kid Eternity; Mister Keeper; The Count (intro, villain); Dusty (villain); Rembrant Van Rijn; Javert (a fictional character); Nostradamus; Hippocrates; The Laughing Cavalier (intro, a work of art come to life); The Discus Thrower (intro, a work of art come to life) |
| Synopsis | Rembrandt informs the Kid that he feels something is happening to one of his paintings, and sure enough, when he and Keep check into the situation, they find the master criminal, the Court, hard at work. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Pencils | Mac Raboy |
| Inks | Mac Raboy |
| Editing | George Brenner (original editor) |
| Reprinted | from Kid Eternity (Quality Comics, 1946 series) #3 (Autumn 1946) |
| Characters | The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Chronos (villain, intro); Jean Loring |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Gil Kane |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Reprinted | from Atom (DC, 1962 series) #3 (October-November 1962) |
| Characters | Super-Chief (intro) |
| Genre | western |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
| Inks | Carmine Infantino |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
| Notes | Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [December 2007]. |
| Reprinted | from All-Star Western (DC, 1951 series) #117 (February-March 1961) |
| Characters | Air Wave [Larry Jordan] |
| Synopsis | D.A. Cole dies, and Larry Jordan becomes D.A. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Murray Boltinoff? |
| Pencils | Harris Levy (as Lee Harris) |
| Inks | Charles Paris |
| Reprinted | from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #66 (August 1942) |
| Characters | Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal] (as Hawkgirl) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Murphy Anderson |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Reprinted | from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #89 (February 1964) |
| Characters | Superman; Prankster (villain); Lois Lane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Woolfolk |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954) |
| Characters | Superman |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Pencils | Murphy Anderson ? |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Letters from Jesus Monteagudo, Alex Hochstraser, David O'Neal, Gary Skinner, and Richard H. Morrissey; with responses by E. Nelson Bridwell. |
| Characters | Superman |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Curt Swan |
| Notes | Definitive artists guide to Superman's features by Curt showing Superman's face; every angle and undergoing every emotion. This is NOT reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #333, although that page is similar in content. |
| Characters | Air Wave [Larry Jordan]; Super-Chief; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Superman; Kid Eternity |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |