It was good helping out my alien friends in this star-system... But it's even better to be heading back to the home-front! Earth wouldn't need a Superman if it weren't for the trouble-makers among the human race! 
- — Superman
Superman #243 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1971.
Synopsis for "The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!"
A female alien intelligence creates a body for herself, and is endangered by menaces of her own subconscious creation. Her mate asks Superman to help save her, and then, when she falls for Superman, builds a duplicate Superman body for himself, and attacks him. Eventually, the misunderstanding is cleared and Superman is able to return to Earth via the Timestream
Appearing in "The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!"
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Supporting Characters:
- Kond (Single appearance)
- Rija (Single appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Death-Trails of Krypton!"
2000 years ago, a Kryptonian chemo-engineer named Dol-Nd discovered that he could create flying wings for himself by using a crystalline element he named Trolium, after Trolius, the mythological lord of Krypton's red skies. However, the Trolium created permanent green death-trails in the sky after his flight, which disintegrated any object that flew into them. After defeating a criminal who tried to steal the wings, Dol-Nd destroyed his invention, but the death-trails remained in the sky until Krypton's destruction.
Appearing in "The Death-Trails of Krypton!"
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Antagonists:
- The Most Dangerous Man on Krypton (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- A Young Valley on Krypton
Items:
- Trolium
- Quasi-Bird
- Jzols
Vehicles:
- Flapping Wing Suit
Synopsis for "The Battle of the Atoms!"
This story is reprinted from Superman #38.
Appearing in "The Battle of the Atoms!"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Luthor
- Nick Biggins (Single appearance)
- Slug Rickey (Single appearance)
- Vannie Winkler (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Luthor's molecular impulsion beam
- Luthor's miniature atomic bomb
Vehicles:
- Luthor's aircraft
Notes
- "The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!" is reprinted in The Best of DC #12.
- The 'Young Valley' where Dol-Nd finds the Trolium is buried by the time "The Death-Trails of Krypton!" is told. This could explain why no other Kryptonian scientist discovered Trolium.
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