Comic Title: Best of DC #8
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Nov/Dec 1980
On Sale Date: August 14, 1980 Newsstand Date August 14, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #45

Copyright Date August 14, 1980
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1980

Newsstand Date August 12, 1980
Source: Comic Reader, #182

Newsstand Date August 11, 1980
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 80 #23
Listed as on sale the week of August 11th

Shipping Date July 22, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #45

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Who Stole My Super-Powers?"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: James Shooter
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted From:
Superman #220 (1969)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #384; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #124)

Guest Star(s)

• Flash (last appearance in Flash #191; next appearance in Flash #192)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Adventure Comics #384; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #96)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Adventure Comics #384; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #124)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #381; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #124)

Villain(s)

• A malevolent alien plant seed (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Iris Allen (last appearance in Flash #191; next appearance in Flash #192)

Other Character(s)

• Brad Hunter (a Daily Planet employee; no further appearances)
• Carl Van Gorder III and James (a rich man and his chauffeur; no further appearances)

Comments:
Part II:"Who Stole My Super-Powers?"
Part III:"Which of Us is Which?"

Synopsis:
Superman and Flash both awaken in separate locations wearing the other's costume and without a memory of who they are. Superman wearing Flash's costume and possessing super-speed believes he is the Flash and returns to Central City. Meanwhile Flash discovers his own speed also, but cannot utilize the other powers Superman possesses. He does discover Clark Kent's id and clothes in his cape pouch. Using a plastic mask he assumes Clark's identity at the Daily Planet.

Superman, still believing that he is the Flash, reads about a planned meeting with the Man of Steel, so he races toward Metropolis. The Flash is having difficulty adjusting to the role of Clark Kent because he does not possess Clark's writing skill.

The two heroes then cross paths in a subway tunnel. They come to realize who they really are. Both were attacking an intelligent space seed that was threatening Earth. They switched costumes to confuse the seed, but they were thrown back to Earth in defeat. With the seed still threatening to land on Earth, the heroes combine forces to briefly stop Earth's orbit around the sun. The seed's trajectory misses the Earth and carries it into the sun.