Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #485

Cover Date: July 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
Publication Date: 1978-04-25

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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams (signed)

Story (reprint): "The Experiment That Backfired on Superman!" (17 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Story	Cary Bates (pp. 1-3; 17), Dennis O'Neil (pp. 4-16; see Comments)
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein (pp. 1-3, 16 [panel 5], 17), Murphy Anderson (pp. 4-16; see Comments)
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Colors	Tony Tollin
Associate editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #156; next in Superman Family #190/2; also in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #233; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #233)

Lois Lane (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #233)

Perry White (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #233)

Villain(s):

two unnamed criminals (first appearance of both, use inflammable "K-iron" in an attempt to defeat Superman)

Morgan Edge Clone (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #233)

Other Character(s):

Professor Bolden (last in, and in flashback to, Superman Vol. 1 #233)

Location(s):

Metropolis

WGBS Building

Daily Planet (in flashback)

somewhere in the Western United States (also in flashback)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman Vol. 1 #233 (January 1971)

Comment(s):

The flashback in pages 4 to 16 are a reprint.

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