Action Comics #484

(June 1978)

Superman Takes a Wife (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Joe Giella

Colors:

Tatjana Wood

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

S-2870

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Kal-L; also as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane (of Earth-2); Colonel Future; The Wizard; The Mechanical Marauders; Jimmy Olsen (of Earth-2); George Taylor; Suzie Tompkins; Lucille Tompkins; Jor-L (statue); Lora (statue)

Synopsis:

On Earth-2 in the 1950's, Colonel Future teams with The Wizard to make Superman cease to exist. Clark Kent, with no memory of his career as Superman, continues the fight against crime as a crusading reporter. His new boldness attracts the attention of Lois, and they marry. When Clark does not realize that Captain Future’s gang has made an attempt on his life, Lois begins to suspect again that Clark is Superman. She seeks out the Wizard, who had claimed responsibility for Superman's disappearance. The Wizard restores Superman, who resumes his career, and re-affirms his marriage vows with Lois.

Reprints:

• in Superman in the Seventies (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([October] 2000)
• in DC Retroactive: Superman - The '70s (DC, 2011 series) #1 (September 2011)

Indexer Notes

40th anniversary issue. Colonel Future is named after writer Edmond Hamilton and in tribute to the pulp character he wrote, Captain Future.