I finally got around to reading White Seed. I'm almost finished now and it's really spellbinding; but one thing surprised the heck out of me, and I can only assume it's a misprint, unless Paul Clayton works for DC.
In chapter 34 of my Kindle edition, I discovered the following curiosity:
.....Captain Stafford had Superman signal the charge on his trumpet and they raced into the square.
Superman???
P.C.: Are you still monitoring this thread? Please explain. I assume you perhaps had a few character names not quite worked out and were using substitutes that you later changed for the final edition. Am I right? If so, you missed one!
Of course, I haven't read the final chapter yet. Maybe Superman rescues the Lost Colony in the end by flying around the Earth faster than light in a counter-clockwise direction and changing history!