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Action Comics 394

ACTION COMICS #394

Cover Date: November 1970
Cover Price: $0.15
Publication Date: 1970-09-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Midas of Metropolis!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #84; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #106; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Cyrus Brand (/first appearance; a tycoon whose wealth is based on counterfeit money)
Rembrandt Regan (first appearance; a notorious counterfeiter)
employees of Cyrus Brand

Other Character(s):

A U.S. Treasury official (first appearance)
Sheik Hassan (first appearance)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Washington, DC


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Second Story: "Requiem for a Hot Rod!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #86)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #395)

Villain(s):

"Coffin" Crowley (first appearance; a notorious "hot rodder;" playing chicken with other drivers)

Other Character(s):

participants in a vintage car rally (first appearance of all)
various hot-rodders (first appearance of all)
a police officer (first appearance; gives Clark Kent a ticket for driving too slow)

Location(s):

unknown area of highway

Comment(s):

Writer credits are given as Geof Brown, a pen-name for Leo Dorfman.


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