Action Comics, #393
Published: October 1970
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Issue Contents:
Superman Meets Super-Houdini!
Characters
- Superman
- Dan Holahan
- "Hair-breadth" Holahan
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Superman Meets Super-Houdini!
Storyline
Daredevil escape artist "Hair-breadth" Holahan must confront his secret criminal past when gangsters blackmail him into helping them.
Characters
- Superman
- "Hair-breadth" Holahan
- Dan Holahan
- Stoney Croy
- Mick Leroy
- Hack Wheeler
- Crip Brand
Credits
- Script: Leo Dorfman
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: John Costanza
Superman Scrapbook
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Shuster (uncertain)
Story Notes
Various "action shots" of Superman from the early years.
The Day Superboy Became Superman!
Storyline
Superboy encounters student activist Marla Harvey, who challenges his beliefs and assumptions. When she dies in an accident while helping others, he resolves to dedicate himself to her principles.
Characters
- Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]
- Marla Harvey
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Mike Esposito
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Script: Cathy Kwan
Story Notes
Superboy in College story.
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters submitted by Gerard Triano, Richard H. Morrissey, Irene Vartanoff, Douglas Isenstein, Paul Hulka, and Jay Zilber.
Featuring It's the Scene
"I'm going to ask Dad for an increase in my allowance."
Storyline
A teenager asks his father for a raise in his allowance.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff