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Action Comics 521

ACTION COMICS #521

Cover Date: July 1981
Cover Price: $.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Superman's Arch-Rival for Lois Lane" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsCurt Swan
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman

Guest Star(s):

Vixen (Mari McCabe; first appearance; a fashion model who uses the Tantu Totem to acquire animal abilities; last in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2/13; next in DC Comics Presents #68)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang
Morgan Edge
Josh Coyle

Villain(s):

Mordecai Mule (first appearance; fur importer who uses endangered animals)

Other Character(s):

Solomon Samuels (first appearance; an investigator)
citizens of Metropolis and New Delhi

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
New Delhi, India

Comment(s):

This story begins on April 10th.


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Second Story: "Grow, Little Growfish!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
ArtAlex Saviuk
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsJerry Serpe
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman
Atom (last in Justice League of America #191)

Other Character(s):

A tiny organism (first appearance; grows to large size in the presence of Aquaman's telepathic waves as a defense)

Location(s):

Off the Virginia Shoreline

Comment(s):

Atom uses Aquaman's JLA signal device to perform his "telephone trick".


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