Synopsis for ”The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!”
A female alien intelligence creates a body for herself, and is endangered by menaces of her own subconscious creation. Her mate asks Superman to help save her, and then, when she falls for Superman, builds a duplicate Superman body for himself, and attacks him. Eventually, the misunderstanding is cleared and Superman is able to return to Earth via the Timestream

Superman Vol 1 243

Superman Vol 1 #243
October, 1971
Executive Editor
Julius Schwartz
Cover Artists Neal Adams & Dick Giordano

The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!
Writers
Cary Bates
Pencilers
Curt Swan
Inkers
Murphy Anderson
Editors
Julius SchwartzE. Nelson Bridwell
The Death-Trails of Krypton!
Writers
Cary Bates
Pencilers
Bob Brown
Inkers
Murphy Anderson
Editors
Julius SchwartzE. Nelson Bridwell
Previous Issue Next Issue
Superman # 242 Superman # 244
Quote1 It was good helping out my alien friends in this star-system... But it’s even better to be heading back to the home-front! Earth wouldn’t need a Superman if it weren’t for the trouble-makers among the human race! Quote2
— Superman
Superman #243 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1971.



Synopsis for ”The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!”
A female alien intelligence creates a body for herself, and is endangered by menaces of her own subconscious creation. Her mate asks Superman to help save her, and then, when she falls for Superman, builds a duplicate Superman body for himself, and attacks him. Eventually, the misunderstanding is cleared and Superman is able to return to Earth via the Timestream

Appearing in ”The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!”
Featured Characters:

Superman
Supporting Characters:

Kond (Single appearance)
Rija (Single appearance)
Locations:

Earth
Timestream


Synopsis for ”The Death-Trails of Krypton!”
2000 years ago, a Kryptonian chemo-engineer named Dol-Nd discovered that he could create flying wings for himself by using a crystalline element he named Trolium, after Trolius, the mythological lord of Krypton’s red skies. However, the Trolium created permanent green death-trails in the sky after his flight, which disintegrated any object that flew into them. After defeating a criminal who tried to steal the wings, Dol-Nd destroyed his invention, but the death-trails remained in the sky until Krypton’s destruction.

Appearing in ”The Death-Trails of Krypton!”
Featured Characters:

Dol-Nd
Supporting Characters:


Antagonists:

The Most Dangerous Man on Krypton (Unnamed)
Other Characters:


Locations:

A Young Valley on Krypton
Items:

Trolium
Quasi-Bird
Jzols
Vehicles:

Flapping Wing Suit
Synopsis for ”The Battle of the Atoms!”
This story is reprinted from Superman #38.

Appearing in ”The Battle of the Atoms!”
Featured Characters:

Superman
Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane
Perry White
Antagonists:

Luthor
Nick Biggins (Single appearance)
Slug Rickey (Single appearance)
Vannie Winkler (Single appearance)
Locations:

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Items:

Luthor’s molecular impulsion beam
Luthor’s miniature atomic bomb
Vehicles:

Luthor’s aircraft
Notes
”The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!” is reprinted in The Best of DC #12.
The ’Young Valley’ where Dol-Nd finds the Trolium is buried by the time ”The Death-Trails of Krypton!” is told. This could explain why no other Kryptonian scientist discovered Trolium.

DC Comics

761941200491

243

1971

United States

$0.25

Bronze Age

English

The Sinestro Corps War

2018-07-02 22:08:53