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Action Comics 387

ACTION COMICS #387

Cover Date: April 1970
Cover Price: $0.15

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Even a Superman Dies" (14 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (next in Superman Vol. 1 #226)

Villain(s):

Time Trapper (next in Superboy Vol. 1 #223)
Lex Luthor (in flashback to a possible future in the year 2000 and some point thereafter)
Varlan Tro (first appearance; an alien criminal on an unnamed world, some point in the future; executed and his "evil psyche force" is absorbed by Lex Luthor)

Other Character(s):

Five astronauts from 795,970 (Ronn named; first appearance of all)
Two astronauts from 800,970 (first appearance of both)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-El (in flashback)
Lara Jor-El (in flashback)
Krypto (in flashback)
Perry White (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth (also in the year 1,001,970)
Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis (in flashback; the Daily Planet)
Smallville (in flashback)
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
numerous unidentified alien worlds in the far future

Comment(s):

Superman loops to the far end of time which circles into the past. He observes his life being relived up until January 12, 1970 ("the present") at which point his life resumes, the future he lived through now just a possibility.
Story continues from the previous issue.


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Second Story: "One Hero Too Many!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksJack Abel
LetteringJoe Letterese
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes
Bouncing Boy (last in issue #380/2; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #190/2)
Brainiac 5 (next in issue #390/2)
Chemical King (in between issues #381/2 and #389/2)
Dream Girl (last in issue #385/2; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #190/2)
Duo Damsel (last in issue #380/2; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #190/2)
Element Lad (in between issues #384/2 and #390/2)
Karate Kid (next in issue #390/2)
Mon-El (in between issues #384/2 and #392/2)
Phantom Girl (last in issue #386/2; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #188/2)
Princess Projectra (in between issues #384/2 and #392/2)
Sun Boy (last in Adventure Comics #380; next in issue #392/2)
Superboy (resigns from the Legion; in between Superboy Vol. 1 #164/2 and #166)
Supergirl (in between Adventure Comics #391/2 and #392)
Timber Wolf (in between issues #382/2 and #390/2)
Ultra Boy (next in Superboy Vol. 1 #176/2)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Pets (last in Adventure Comics #380)
Beppo (last in Adventure Comics #380)
Comet (in between Adventure Comics #380 and #392)
Krypto (in between Adventure Comics #380 and #396/2)
Proty II (last in Adventure Comics #380; next in issue #390/2)
Streaky (in between Adventure Comics #390/2 and #394)

Other Character(s):

Wayland Bannan (first appearance; head of Earth's Bureau of Revenue and Taxation)
Professor Sayar (first appearance)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes
Chameleon Boy (picture on monitor)
Colossal Boy (picture on monitor)
Cosmic Boy (picture on monitor)
Invisible Kid (picture on monitor)
Light Lass (picture on monitor)
Lightning Lad (picture on monitor)
Matter-Eater Lad (picture on monitor)
Saturn Girl (picture on monitor)
Shadow Lass (picture on monitor)
Shrinking Violet (picture on monitor)
Star Boy (picture on monitor)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector
Deltwan (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Karate Kid is the leader as Wayland Bannan, head of Earth's Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, tells the Legion they must pare their membership down from 26 to 25 or lose their tax-exempt status.

Story Reprinted in:

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 (1999)


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