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Action Comics 524

ACTION COMICS #524

Cover Date: October 1981
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1981-06-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "If I Can't Be Clark Kent... Nobody Can!" (19 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMartin Pasko
PencilsCurt Swan
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #364; next in Superman Family #211/3; also in flashback; last in Action Comics #500; next in World's Finest Comics #259)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #364; next in Superman Family #211/4)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #364; next in Superman Family #211/4)

Villain(s):

Superman clone (last in issue #500; after hypnotism and facial reconstruction, takes the place of the deceased Dan Reed)
an alien monstrosity (first appearance)

Guest Appearance(s):

Batman (in flashback; last/next in ???)

Other Character(s):

Dan Reed (last in Superman #312; revealed to have been killed in a place crash; identity replaced by the Superman clone)
Robert J. Arngrim (mentioned only; dies behind the scenes; last in issue #500)
a Superman robot
a government medical team

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lex Luthor (in flashback to issue #500)

Location(s):

Earth
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
Superman Museum
WGBS Building
Somewhere further out in the Solar System


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Second Story: "Catastrophe By Calculation!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksVince Colletta
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsTom Ziuko
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Atom (last in issue #523/2; next in Justice League of America #195)
Air Wave (in between issues #514/2 and #525/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jean Loring (in between issues #523/2 and #530/2)
Alpheus V. Hyatt (last in issue #523/2; next in DC Universe: Legacies #7/2)

Villain(s):

Calculator (last in issue #523/2; next in Blue Beetle Vol. 2 #8)

Other Character(s):

Judge Bradley Golding
courtroom audience

Location(s):

Dallas, TX
Ivy Town
Time Pool

Comment(s):

This story continues from the previous issue.


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