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ACTION COMICS #497
Cover Date: July 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1979-04-24
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #168; next in Superman Family #196/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #337; next in Superman Family #196/3
- Lana Lang (next in DC Comics Presents #12)
- Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #337; next in Superman Family #196/2)
- Oscar Asherman (in between Superman Vol. 1 #334 and #347)
- Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #337; next in Superman Family #196/2)
- Steve Lombard last in Superman Family #195/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #338)
Villain(s):
- Two jewelry store robbers (first appearance of both)
Other Character(s):
- Plaintown Superman Club (first appearance; a group of young boys)
- Arthur (first appearance)
- Mike Moore (first appearance)
- Jerry (first appearance)
- Ryjel (first appearance; a young alien boy from another dimension)
- Two Metropolis police officers (first appearance of both; Frank named)
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Plaintown, KS (first appearance)
Story Reprinted in:
- Best of DC #25 (June 1982)