”The Parasite’s Power Play!”:
Lex Luthor and Superman find themselves on the same side, against the Parasite.

Superman Vol 1 286

Superman Vol 1 #286
April, 1975
Cover Artists. Bob Oksner
The Parasite’s Power Play!
Writers
Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers
Curt Swan
Inkers. Bob Oksner


The Demon in Superboy’s Body!
Writers
Martin Pasko
Pencilers
Curt Swan
Inkers
Tex Blaisdell
Previous Issue Superman # 285
Next Issue Superman # 287
“ What? Superman’s coming back for more--? Uhhh... He looks... different! “
— Parasite


Contents
Synopsis for ”The Parasite’s Power Play!”
Lex Luthor and Superman find themselves on the same side, against the Parasite.

Appearing in ”The Parasite’s Power Play!”
Featured Characters:

Superman
Supporting Characters:

Lex Luthor
Josh Coyle
Steve Lombard
Antagonists:

Parasite
Other Characters:

Brainiac (Statue only)
Mr. Mxyzptlk (Statue only)
Terra-Man (Statue only)
Cathi
Dan Reed
Metropolis Meteors
Metropolis Police Department
Inspector Henderson (Mentioned only)
Locations:

Metropolis
Endicott Building
Galaxy Building
WGBS-TV Newsroom
Luthor’s Penthouse Lair
Stengel Stadium
Superman Museum
Twin Towers (Mentioned only)
Items:

Anti-Superman Beam (Mentioned only)
Lex Luthor’s Battle Array
Jet Boots
Inorganic Disintegrators
Vehicles:

Flying Newsroom
Flying Saucer (Destroyed)
Hovercraft


Synopsis for ”The Demon in Superboy’s Body!”
Superboy relives the most terrifying day of his life, when a Kryptonian criminal’s spirit possessed baby Kal-El’s body and tried to kill Jor-El.

Appearing in ”The Demon in Superboy’s Body!”
Featured Characters:

Superbaby (Flashback only)
Superboy
Supporting Characters:

Jonathan Kent
Jor-El (Flashback only)
Lara (Flashback only)
Martha Kent
Antagonists:

Shedu (Ner-Gal) (Flashback only)
Thought-Monster (Flashback only)
Other Characters:

Kryptonians (Flashback only)
Health-Overseers (Flashback only)
Science Council (Flashback only)
Zookeeper (Flashback only)
Locations:

Krypton (Flashback only)
Kryptonopolis (Flashback only)
Kryptonopolis Zoo (Flashback only)
Phantom Zone (Mentioned only)
Smallville
Kent Farm
Items:

Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
Mind-Prober
My Life on Krypton
Paraly-Ray (Flashback only)
Phantom Zone Projector (Flashback only)
Rehabilitator (Flashback only)
Vehicles:

Hovercraft (Flashback only)
Prison-Craft/Satellite (Flashback only)
Notes
”The Parasite’s Power Play!” was reprinted in Superman in the Seventies

This issue contains a Hostess Twinkies ad story page starring Batman and Robin.

Apr 1975

DC Comics

761941200491

286

37

April

1975

Newsstand

1

United States

$0.25

Bronze Age

English

Magazine

Superman #286 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1975.

The Demon in Superboy’s Body!
The Parasite’s Power Play!

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