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ACTION COMICS #488
Cover Date: October 1978
Cover Price: $0.50
Publication Date: 1978-07-25
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: José Luis García-López (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (next in World's Finest Comics #253)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (next in Superman Vol. 1 #328/2)
- Josh Coyle (last in Superman Vol. 1 #323)
- Lana Lang (next in Superman Vol. 1 #328)
- Morgan Edge (next in Superman Vol. 1 #330)
- Perry White
Villain(s):
- Microwave Man (Lewis Padgett; dies)
Other Character(s):
- an unseen alien race
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Story continued from the previous issue.
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Alex Saviuk |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Air Wave II (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #107; next in issue #511/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jack Jordan (last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #71/2; next in issue #512/2)
- Jan Jordan (first appearance; wife of Jack, mother of Jason and Jennifer; next in Green Lantern Vol. 3 #36)
- Jennifer Jordan (first appearance; daughter of Jack and Jan; next in issue #511/2)
- Jason Jordan (first appearance; son of Jack and Jan; next in issue #511/2)
- Karen Peterson (first appearance; a neighbor of the Jordan family; next in issue #511/2)
- Helen Jordan (first appearance; mother of Hal "Air Wave" Jordan and wife of the late Larry Jordan; in flashback image only)
Villain(s):
- a hijacker (first appearance)
- Casey Jones (first appearance; a costumed criminal riding a miniature flying locomotive; next in DC Comics Presents #55)
Other Character(s):
- passengers and crew on Pecos Airways flight to Dallas (first appearance of all)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Air Wave (flashback image)
- Green Arrow (flashback image)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; flashback image)
- Black Canary (flashback image)
Location(s):
- Dallas, TX