Superman #241

Superman #241 (On Sale: June 15, 1971), has a cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano.

We begin with Superman in "The Shape of Fear" by Denny O'Neil, Curt Swan, and Murphy Anderson. The sand creature saga continues as I-Ching helps Superman supernaturally regain his full powers from the sand-created duplicate, causing him to weaken and to open a portal into another dimension. The now-reinvigorated Superman goes back into action once more but becomes more of a nuisance than a help when he builds a prison at super-speed in the middle of rush hour traffic to stop a fleeing burglar, among other things.

 I-Ching tells Superman that the head injury he sustained when he was without his full powers is now made permanent with his powers restored, but Superman doesn't believe him. I-Ching and Diana Prince now go off to find the sand-created duplicate and they discover that he came from the spirit dimension of Quarrm and that he opened a portal to return to that dimension when he let loose another spirit from that realm. That spirit ends up inhabiting a paper-created monster creature from a Chinese parade, and Superman comes to the rescue of a boy being attacked by the monster when he ends up losing his full powers all over again. Reprinted in Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore HC (2009).

Our first backup is "Superman's Neighbors" by Bill Finger, Wayne Boring, and Stan Kaye and reprinted from Superman #112 (1957). Superman secretly (and sometimes overtly) takes care of his neighbors' pressing problems at Clark Kent's apartment building but learns that one neighbor, Alexander Ross, is convinced that Kent is a crook posing as a reporter.

Our last backup is "Superman's Day of Truth" by Leo Dorfman, Curt Swan, and George Klein and reprinted from Superman #176 (1965). Superman and Supergirl astound their friends by speaking only the blunt truth for a day. Superman appears in court and a shady lawyer tries to force the Man of Steel to reveal secret information. Using tricks, Superman answers each question honestly, but without revealing anything critical. Lois and Lana try to get him to reveal which one of them he really loves, but he tricks them as well.

Later, Superman and Supergirl visit Kandor where a ceremony is being held. Their "Day of Truth" was in honor of a Kryptonian hero Val-Lor who inspired his people to overthrow invaders called the Vrangs. His willingness to tell the truth, despite the fact that he was killed for it, is honored by Kryptonians. When the ceremony is over, Superman and Supergirl return home to explain their behavior to their friends.

Edited by Julius Schwartz.