Action Comics #472

(June 1977)

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Phantom Touch of Death! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates (credited)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Tex Blaisdell (credited)

Colors

Jerry Serpe (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (sourced)

Job Number

S-2555

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Faora Hu-Ul; Jackson Porter; nine unnamed Phantom Zone inhabitants (shown on viewer)

Synopsis

Superman battles Faora Hu-Ul, who is impersonating Clark's neighbor's deceased wife. Superman projects himself into the Phantom Zone, to be safe from Faora.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #18/1977 (27. August 1977)
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #11 (janvier-février 1978)
• in Supermann årsalbum (Semic, 1978 series) #1981 (1981) [page 1 removed]

Keywords

Phantom Zone

Who -- or What Is the Changing Man? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Shade, the Changing Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Volume 77 Issue 13 - Week of March 28, 1977 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Star-Blazing Immortals Stalk the Earth Again! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

New Gods / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

If I'm Here... What Am I Doing Over There? (Table of Contents: 6)

The Sporting Life of Steve Lombard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Kunkel (credited)

Pencils

John Calnan (credited as J. Calnan)

Inks

Tex Blaisdell (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-2599

Genre

superhero; sports

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Steve Lombard; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Bruce Wayne

Synopsis

The Daily Planet crew play a joke on Steve Lombard, making him think he is seeing a double of himself.

Reprints

• in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #98 (25 Decembar 1977)
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #11 (janvier-février 1978)
• in Serie-pocket (Semic, 1977 series) #102 ([februar] 1985)

Keywords

doppelgangers; pranks

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman in Action / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell (signed as E. N. B.)

Pencils

Murphy Anderson (illustration)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-2596

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Beth Montelone, Al Schroeder III, Bob Rodi, and Charles David Haskell.

100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Street Ball (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Spalding Sports Equipment / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)