Ridicule... Laughter! So soon, they've forgotten all I've done... my years of service... of sacrifice! I guess I'm being bitter-- And I don't care! I've a right to bitterness... No man has a better right! I've denied myself the comforts of home... family... to continue helping these... ingrates! I thought they admired me... for myself! I've lived in a fool's paradise! 
- — Superman
Superman #240 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1971.
Synopsis for "To Save a Superman"
Superman suffers a humiliating loss of face as he fails to stop a burning building from completely collapsing. Yet even as he contemplates letting humanity fend for itself as a way to placate his wounded pride, Superman decides to use what's left of his waning powers to stop a would-be bank robbery by the Anti-Superman Gang. Meanwhile, Diana Prince's mentor I-Ching comes on the scene to help Superman, as he suspects that Superman's loss of powers may be of a supernatural cause. Just as I-Ching is about to put Superman into a sleep, Anti-Superman Gang members break into I-Ching's basement residence and club Superman in the head. Though suffering a head injury and now down to merely regular human strength, Superman prevails in defeating the gangsters.
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- Anti-Superman Gang
- Sand Superman (Flashback only)
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Synopsis for "The Man Who Cheated Time"
Appearing in "The Man Who Cheated Time"
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- Zol-Mar (Single appearance)
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- Mal-Va (Single appearance)
- Thrax-Ol (Single appearance)
- Ron (Single appearance)
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