250's for America's 250 · Day 4: Superman #250
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Publishing: Sunday, June 14, 2026 · DC Comics · Cover date: April 1972
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We jump from the Silver Age into the Bronze Age and a knockout Neal Adams cover — reason enough for collectors to chase this one.
The issue
In "Have Horse, Will Fly!," the space-cowboy villain Terra-Man busts out of jail and hits Superman with a weapon that artificially ages him, while a strange parallel mystery has a neighbor draining the color green right out of paper money. Superman has to shake off the aging effect and untangle both threats at once. A vintage backup, "The Superman Time Capsule" (freshened with a new Curt Swan/Murphy Anderson splash), rounds out the issue with two crooks trying to trick Superman into transmuting lead into gold.
Who's in it
Superman / Clark Kent, the villain Terra-Man (Tobias Manning) and his winged horse Nova; the backup adds Lois Lane and Perry White at the Daily Planet.
Behind the book (creators)
- Cover: Neal Adams
- Lead story: Cary Bates (writer), Curt Swan (pencils), Murphy Anderson (inks)
- Backup: Jerry Coleman (writer), Win Mortimer (art), with a new splash by Swan
- Editor: Julius Schwartz
What it's worth
The desirable Neal Adams cover and early Terra-Man drive demand. Raw VF/NM copies generally run $30–$80. Graded, a CGC 9.4 has been offered around $120, and scarce CGC 9.8 copies typically command roughly $300–$600+ (estimate — confirm a recent sale before quoting).
Where to read it (collected edition)
A modern trade or omnibus reprinting this specific issue could not be confirmed; Terra-Man material from this era hasn't been comprehensively collected. Treat it as likely uncollected pending a check of DC's Bronze Age Superman volumes.
Part of "250's for America's 250" — counting 24 milestone #250 comics down to the U.S. 250th on July 4, 2026.