Action Comics, #493 British
Published: March 1979
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"So long, Superman-- I'm turning you off-- for good!"
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Dick Giordano
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Metropolis-UFO Connection!
Story 1
17 pages
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Storyline
Superman battles an alien that tries to trap him in a TV-like device, but Superman is wearing Jimmy Olsen's signal-watch and that enables him to escape and prevent the alien invasion. Meanwhile, Clark Kent goes back to work for the Daily Planet temporarily.
Characters
- Clark Kent
- Superman
- Lyle Corliss (villain)
- Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Script: Cary Bates
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors: Gene D'Angelo
- Letters: Ben Oda
The Intergalactic Gold Eaters
Story 2
1 page
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Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
Story 3
1 page
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
Volume 78 Issue 51 - Week of December 25, 1978
Story 4
1 page
humor
Credits
- Editing: Bob Rozakis
Story 5
0 pages
Credits
- Script: Fred Hembeck
- Pencils: Fred Hembeck
- Inks: Fred Hembeck