Action Comics, #396
Published: January 1971
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The Super-Panhandler of Metropolis
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Carmine Infantino
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
The Super-Panhandler of Metropolis!
Storyline
Twenty years in the future, Superman had lost most of his powers and is living on the streets of Metropolis, where scientific advanced have rendered him useless.
Characters
- Superman
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lois Lane
- Rob Fletcher
- Carl Reynolds
- Lisa Reynolds
Credits
- Script: Leo Dorfman
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ben Oda (uncertain)
Story Notes
Imaginary Story. Story continues in Action Comics #397 (February 1971)
A New Year Brings a New Beginning for Superman 1971
Characters
- Superman (brief origin)
- George Taylor
- Perry White
- Clark Kent
- Jimmy Olsen
- The Newsboy Legion
- Rose and the Thorn
- Supergirl
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
- Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Story Notes
Promo for Superman and Superman related DC titles. Art id confirmed by many on the main email list.
More for Your Money...and Better
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #228 [Giant #G-79], on sale November 10
The Invaders from Nowhere!
Storyline
Aliens from a microscopic world inside Superman's Fortress kidnap him and force him to use his powers to rejuvenate their world.
Characters
- Superman
- the Seekers [Tirrik
- Klurr] (villains)
Credits
- Script: Cathy Kwan
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
All New
Credits
- Pencils: Stan Goldberg
- Pencils: Phil Mendez
- Inks: Henry Scarpelli
- Inks: Phil Mendez
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
house ad for Date with Debbi (DC, 1969 series) #13 and The Three Mouseketeers (DC, 1969 series) #7, both on sale November 17
Revealing a Trio of Secret Identities
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
Story Notes
Biographies of Leo Dorfman, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. Reveals that Geoff Brown is a pseudonym of Leo Dorfman (combines his son's name, Geoff, with his wife's maiden name, Brown).
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
letters submitted by Keith Griffin; Gregory Kent; K. Haven Metzger; Stuart Liber