Ross Andru had the unenviable task of trying to simultaneously replace two legends in 1968 - Carmine Infantino on The Flash, and Curt Swan on Superman and World's Finest.


Talk about your no-win situations.

But yes, the panel above represented the first time Andru tackled Superman, and it showed.

"As for contentment, that is a myth.  Give a man everything he wishes and he will be unhappy, because he didn't wish for more; give him more, and he will die of his worries.  Only a turtle, asleep on a sunny log, knows contentment!"
-Merlin to Prince Valiant

            Hal Foster 3-7-43