Action Comics
#500
(October 1979)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 42
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1979-07-17
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893041010
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #170.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Superman-- This is your life story!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl; Lois Lane
- Reprints
-
in Superman - La vie de Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1980 series) (1er trimestre 1980) - in Superman - La vie de Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1982 series) (4ème trimestre 1982)
-
- Keywords
- comic books; infinity cover
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Action Comics Story
Superman / text article / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
The history of Action Comics located on inside front and inside back covers.
The Life Story of Superman
Superman / comic story / 64 pages
- Job Number
- J-3000
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Kal-El (in flashback); Superboy (in flashback); Clark Kent (in flashback)]; Lex Luthor (villain); J. Robert Arngrim (on monitor); J. Robert Arngrim clone (villain); Superman clone (villain); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Steve Lombard; Clark Kent Robot; Jor-El (in flashback); Lara Jor-El (in flashback); Krypto (in flashback); Jonathan Kent (in flashback); Martha Kent (in flashback); Supergirl (in flashback); Lori Lemaris (in flashback); Superboy Robot (in flashback); Superman Robot (in flashback); Van-Zee (in flashback); Kandorians (in flashback); Morgan Edge (in flashback); Josh Coyle (in flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Kru-El; one unnamed prisoner] (all in flashback); Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Tyroc; Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet] (all as statues only); Toyman (statue); Parasite (statue); Brainiac (statue)
- Synopsis
- At the opening of the Superman Pavilion of the Metropolis World's Fair, Superman recalls and relates all the siginificant moments of his life. But Luthor uses this occasion to launch his latest scheme against the Man of Steel, a clone of Superman who gets all of his memories from Superman's recollections. Superman and the clone battle, but the clone is exposed to Gold Kryptonite and loses his powers.
- Reprints
- in Superman - La vie de Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1980 series) (1er trimestre 1980)
-
in Die großen Superhelden (Egmont Ehapa, 1981 series) #1 - Die Legende von Superman (1981) -
in Supermann årsalbum (Semic, 1978 series) #1982 (1982) - in Superman - La vie de Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1982 series) (4ème trimestre 1982)
-
in The Superman Story (Tor Books, 1983 series) (1983) [reformatted]
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Kryptonite; mind-prober ray; Phantom Zone
Indexer Notes
Superman's life story, featuring all the supporting characters. Story originally had been prepared for publication in All-New Collectors' Edition (DC, 1978 series).
The Rocket That Carried the Future Superman from Krypton Bursts Through the Covers of Our Previous Anniversary Issues!
Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superbaby [Kal-El]
- Reprints
- in Superman - La vie de Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1980 series) (1er trimestre 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Background composed of Action Comics anniversary issues #100, 200, 300, 400. Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Superman-- This is your life story!"]
Superman -
1.
The Action Comics Story
Superman -
2.
The Life Story of Superman
Superman -
3.
The Rocket That Carried the Future Superman from Krypton Bursts Through the Covers of Our Previous Anniversary Issues!
Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Roy Lyons
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Glenn Simpson
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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