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ACTION COMICS #486
Cover Date: August 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
Publication Date: 1978-05-30
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks: Frank Giacoia (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
Story | Gerry Conway |
Pencils | George Tuska |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Lettering | Ben Oda |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #157; next in World's Finest Comics #252)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman Family #190/6; next in Superman Vol. 1 #324)
Villain(s):
- Halflings (first appearance; a mix of humans and Rigellians, overlords in the far future)
Other Character(s):
- Kampto (first appearance; a Rigellian in the far future)
- Tyros (first appearance; a human in the far future)
- citizens of Metropolis
Cameo Appearance(s):
- humans, Rigellians and halfings (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth (also in the far future)
- Metropolis
- Unidentified Space Sector
- Krypton (in the future, in flashback)
Comment(s):
- The portion of the story in the present day takes place in the spring.
Credits:
Story | Elizabeth Smith, Thomas E. Smith |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Frank McLaughlin |
Lettering | Jean Simek |
Colors | Jerry Serpe |
Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Lex Luthor (last in Batman Vol. 1 #293; next in issue #500)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lena Thorul (in between Superman Family #168 and #211)
- Val Colby (last in Adventure Comics #388; next in [[]])
Villain(s):
- Luthor's Lackeys (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- citizens and police officers of Stanhope (Sgt. Kunkel named)
- prison guards and warden
Location(s):
- Stanhope
- Luthor's Lair (first appearance; beneath a hollowed tree used by Supergirl)