Story: "The Circle Turns" (22 Pages)

Credits: Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway (plot); Marv Wolfman (script); Jerry Ordway (pencils); John Beatty (inks); Albert De Guzman (letters); Anthony Tollin (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Superman Vol. 2 #12; next in Action Comics #595)

Supporting Characters: Jimmy Olsen, Cat Grant (in between Superman Vol. 2 #11 and #13)

Villains: Zahara, Concussion, the Circle (all three last in issue #429); Charger, Deuce, Mammoth (all three last in issue #430)

Other Characters: Mario Stuart (a technician at a racetrack), Pete (a security officer of Stryker's Island; first appearance of both)