Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #390

Cover Date: July 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
Publication Date: 1970-05-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Murphy Anderson

Story: "The Self-Destruct Superman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Roussos
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #130/2; next in Flash Vol. 1 #199)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #172, page 3, panels 3-4; next in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #189, page 21, panel 1 to page 23, panel 2)

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #130/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #228/2)

Villain(s):

SEM (first appearance; the Superman Elimination Machine; a weapon created by Jor-El; also in flashback; destroyed)

Other Character(s):

President Richard M. Nixon

Fax-Or (first appearance; a citizen of Kandor involved in the SEM Project)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813:

Krypton:

Kryptonopolis (in flashback)

Space Sector 2814:

Earth:

Fortress of Solitude:

The Bottle City of Kandor

Krakatoa (August 27, 1883)

Washington, DC

White House

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Second Story: "The Tyrant and the Trator" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Jack Abel
Lettering	Joe Letterese
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes

Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; last in issue #387/2)

Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle; last in issue #383/2)

Element Lad (Jan Arrah; last in issue #387/2)

Karate Kid (Val Armorr; last in issue #387/2)

Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; last in issue #386/2)

Timber Wolf (Brin Londo; last in issue #387/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Proty II (last in issue #387/2; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #300)

Villain(s):

Dark Circle (last in Adventure Comics #367)

Diol Masrin (first appearance; a rebel leader, aligned with the Dark Circle)

Chavak (first appearance; Masrin's lieutenant)

President Peralla (first appearance; dictator of Lahum)

Wanpar (first appearance; chief of scientific development for Lahum)

Marli Zhorg (first appearance)

Humanoids (first appearance of all; chemically created soldiers)

gunrunners (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Nym Belev (first appearance; a rebel fighter)

Yroa (first appearance; girlfriend of Chavak)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Metropolis

Legion Headquarters

Unidentified Space Sector

Lahum (first appearance)

Huevas (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 (1999)

Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #4 ([September] 2010)

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