Story: "Dateline U.S.A." (22 Pages)

Credits:

Jeff Loeb (plot, script)
Mike McKone (pencils)
Marlo Alquiza (inks)
Richard Starkings and Comicraft (letters)
Glenn Whitmore (colors)
Tanya Horie and Richard Horie (color separations)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman (also in flashback to youth; see Comment)

Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane
Perry White
Jimmy Olsen (see Comment for all three)
Jonathan Kent
Lana Lang
Pete Ross (all three in flashback to Clark's youth)

Villains:

Mongul II
Lex Luthor (see Comment for both)

Other Characters:

Charlie (first appearance; a bully at Smallville School; in flashback)

Comment: This entire issue is a flashback as Lois Lane relates a story that takes place in between Superman Vol. 2 #151 and Adventures of Superman #573.

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