Comic Title: Superman #239
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1971
On Sale Date: April 6, 1971 Newsstand Date April 6, 1971
Source: House Ad, Star Spangled War Stories #157, Page 23

Newsstand Date April 6, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #2
Misnumbered #289

Copyright Date April 6, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Monthly, (semi-monthly June, Dec.,)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is numbered Giant #G-84.

Title: "The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superman #164 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #304; next appearance in Superman #164)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #304; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #44)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #71; next appearance in Superman #164)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Action Comics #298; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #137)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A substitute prison warden (no further appearances)
• Citizens of Planet Lexor (next appearance in Superman #167)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lara (a phantom in Superman’s hallucination)

Comments:
Luthor befriends the people of an unnamed planet in a red sun solar system. The planet remains unnamed in this story, but it is later rechristened Lexor to honor Luthor in Superman #168.

Synopsis:
Luthor escapes jail and challenges Superman to a fair fight without super powers. Superman agrees and takes Lex to a planet with a red sun. They battle, but are temporarily separated.

Lex discovers a native civilization and befriends the people, convincing them that Superman is evil. He promises to find them a new water supply, but fails. When Superman and Luthor clash again, Luthor throws the fight. Superman returns to Earth, but Luthor talks him in to sending the planet water for the people. Though he is returned to prison, Luthor is happy to have helped the people of the planet, and they consider him a hero.