Action Comics #413

(June 1972)

The Voodoo Doom of Superman (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-1324

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Dr. Mystir (Brainiac in disguise); Lex Luthor

Synopsis

Dr. Mystir uses a voodoo doll made with souvenirs of Superman to eliminate Superman's powers, one-by-one. When Luthor hears of the doll, he joins Mystir, who is actually Brainiac in disguise.

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #65
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #4/1973 ([april] 1973)
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #4 (1975)

Keywords

Bottle City of Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; voodoo doll

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Super-Turtle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

B-1590

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A truck full of tomatoes has overturned.

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Synopsis

Super-Turtle helps a policeman by moving an overturned truck from Kosdanskio Street to Elm Street, which is easier to spell on his report.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #379 (April 1969)

The Man Who Destroyed Eclipso (Table of Contents: 3)

Eclipso / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Murray Boltinoff (original editor)

Job Number

B-1361

Genre

superhero

Characters

Eclipso; Dr. Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennett; Judson Randall (villain); Professor Bennett

Synopsis

Mona discovers that her boyfriend, Bruce Gordon, is actually Eclipso. Bruce decides to meet an old friend, Judson Randall, and he finds him apparently imprisoned within a luminous blob. He allows Judson to try to cure him of Eclipso. Eclipso is released, but he is now under Judson's control.

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #65 (March-April 1964)

Keywords

amusement park; Ferris Wheel; funhouse; roller coaster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Super-Smiles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

B-810

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look! A real robot!

Genre

humor

Synopsis

A robot refuses to sit in the waiting room so its inventor decides not to patent him.

Reprints

• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #95 ([March 1973])

Keywords

robot

The 7 Sins of Simon Stagg (Table of Contents: 5)

Metamorpho / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

John Calnan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-1319A

Genre

superhero

Characters

Metamorpho; Sapphire Stagg; Simon Stagg; Java; Ulysses Bronson (villain)

Synopsis

Simon Stagg's old college roommate, Ulysses Bronson invites Simon Stagg and company to see his creation, Morality Mountain, which includes statues of three of the seven deadly sins. It will cost $1 million to finish the others and Stagg hands over a check. The group are later invited to the opening of Morality Mountain. Only Ulysses is there and he insists on showing Simon alone the exhibits. The statue of Pride has Simon's face and Ulysses plans to kill Simon. Meanwhile, Metamorpho strains to keep Sapphire and Java from a chemical soup that has filled the waiting room.

Reprints

• in Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #95 ([March 1973])

Keywords

seven deadly sins

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Metamorpho #17 (March-April 1968) and continues in Action Comics #414 (July 1972).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Where the Action Is / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff (signed as Ed.)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

B-1387

Indexer Notes

The page includes letters from Matt Wilson, Excelsior Springs, Mo; Michael N. Tierstein, Brooklyn, N.Y.; David Reynolds, Conway, Ark.; John Mazurek, San Francisco, Calif.; Dale Berryhill, Memphis, Tenn.; and Joe Peluso, Brooklyn, N.Y.

The column reveals that Nick Cardy penciled and inked the cover to Action #409. It also reports that Nick Cardy drew the cover for the next Flash Super-Spectacular (The Flash #214, April 1972) with Quicksilver, a Golden Age hero first drawn by Nick Cardy.