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    1. Cover by Curt Swan and Shelly Moldoff.
    2. "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy!" written by Bill Finger and E. Nelson Bridwell penciled and inked by Al Plastino. (Superman, President Kennedy, Supergirl, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White) - after watching Lana Lang's exposé of American fitness on TV, U.S. President John Kennedy asks Superman to help with a physical fitness initiative.
    3. "Super-Turtle" gag strip by Henry Boltinoff.
    4. "If Lex Luthor Were Superman's Father!" (part 1) "The Wedding of Lara and Luthor!" part 2) written by Jerry Siegel, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. (Superman, Lex Luthor, Jor-El, Lara) Lex Luthor travels back in time to be Superman's dad.

    Note: The story "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy!" was originally set to run in Superman #168, but was pulled following JFK's assassination. The story's original art was donated to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard University.

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    Superman #170 - Superman's Mission for President Kennedy! / If Luthor Were Superman's Father! by gc8 on March 31, 2011

    No Superhero has been called upon by the President of the United States of America more than Superman. The history of American presidents calling upon the Man of Steel is a long one, but this is perhaps the first such occasion.  When Lana Lang does a TV exposé on how Americans are falling behind other nations in physical fitness, President Kennedy  calls on Superman to help with his Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The result is a fairly  standard Superman story where Superman us...

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