Action Comics, #402 British
Published: July 1971
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This Hostage Must Die
Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
This Hostage Must Die!
Storyline
Superman has unexpectedly lost his powers and has been captured by natives of the Navarro tribe. They are trying to bargain for the return of Montezuma's Castle, a sacred site to the tribe, but an unscrupulous developer owns the land and has discovered a lost Aztec treasure that he plans to keep.
Characters
- Superman
- Frank Haldane (villain)
- Red Hawk [Don Hawks]
- Moon Flower
Credits
- Script: Leo Dorfman
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
Story continues from Action Comics #401.
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
Story Notes
Letters submitted by Anthony Bellavita, Lawrence and Yolanda Sowards, Richard H. Morrissey (future GCD contributor). Donald Markstein (future creator of the Toonopedia website), and Roger Schoolcraft.
The Feud of the Titans!
Storyline
The Fortress of Solitude becomes a battleground as the super-cousins start a violent brawl and threaten to kill each other. At the brink of murder, Superman hesitates and finally figures out the reason for their hatred.
Characters
- Superman
- Supergirl
Credits
- Script: Hermes Tadeu
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: John Costanza
The Roaring Thirties Come Alive...
Story Notes
House ad for In the Days of the Mob (DC, 1971 series) #1.