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Cover: Rich Buckler & Dick Giordano

Superman #356

Feb 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD
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“Battle of the Super-Hyper Powers!”

Superman #356 brings a thrilling mid-air clash between the Man of Steel and the gold-costumed Vartox, whose menacing declaration — "Surrender, Superman — or be strangled by your own cape!" — sets the combative tone perfectly. Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano's cover delivers the action vividly, with Superman reeling from an energy blast while Vartox looms over a gleaming cityscape. As a bonus, the issue also promises an extra feature spotlighting the fabulous world of Krypton, making this a genuinely packed package from 1981 DC.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano

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writer Cary Bates
artist Curt Swan
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Rich Buckler
cover inks Dick Giordano

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Vartox returns to Earth from his new adopted planet Tynola to tell Lana goodby, and also to secretly ask Superman for help.

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