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Action Comics #487 [Whitman cover]
(September 1978)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
[none]
Pages:
44
Indicia frequency:
?
Publisher's Age Guidelines:
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
?
Brand:
Whitman
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #487.

["Something has turned the old Daily Planet globe into a guided missile!"] (Table of Contents)

Superman; Atom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)
Inks:
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)
Colors:
Tatjana Wood
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-2944
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Atom [Ray Palmer]
Reprints:
Keywords:
Daily Planet (newspaper); Daily Planet newspaper; WGBS (television station)

Indexer Notes

Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin.

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The Super Origin of the Microwave Man (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script:
Cary Bates
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors:
Gene D'Angelo
Letters:
Milt Snapinn
Job Number:
S-2915
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Microwave Man; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis:
After chasing a flying saucer, Superman encounters a strange older man. Turns out the old man used to be Microwave Man, and the alien rays rejuvenated him.
Reprints:

The Miniature War of the Bat Knights (Table of Contents: 2)

Atom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:
Bob Rozakis
Pencils:
Alex Saviuk
Inks:
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors:
Jerry Serpe
Letters:
Milt Snapinn
Job Number:
S-2908
Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Bat Knights; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring
Synopsis:
The Atom and Jean go exploring some caves. After a quick review of the Atom's origin, he and Jean are attacked by miniature men riding bats. Atom rescues Jean from their capture.
Reprints:

#39 José Luis Garcia-Lopez (Table of Contents: 3)

DC Profiles / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:
Michael Catron
Letters:
typeset
Genre:
biography
Characters:
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Indexer Notes

Script: Confirmed by Michael Catron

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Something has turned the old Daily Planet globe into a guided missile!"]
    Superman; Atom
  2. 1. The Super Origin of the Microwave Man
    Superman
  3. 2. The Miniature War of the Bat Knights
    Atom
  4. 3. #39 José Luis Garcia-Lopez
    DC Profiles
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