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Action Comics #485

DC · Series began 1938 · July 1978

Dates

Cover date
July 1978
On sale
April 25, 1978
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #485 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Original edition35¢ cover

    Barcode 0709893041007 · shared with another edition

    Source ↗
  • Whitman edition

    Whitman

    Whitman branding on the cover.

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

    Barcode 0709893041007 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Neal Adams, Curt Swaninks: Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson, Joe Rubinsteinscript: Cary Bates, Denny O'Neil, E. Nelson Bridwellcolors: Anthony Tollinletters: Milt Snapinn

Stories

  • The Experiment That Backfired on Superman! · 17 pages

    After being blasted by an experimental ray, Superman reflects on when he was previously blasted by a similar ray, which also transformed all of the Kryptonite on Earth to iron. After Superman protects a space launch, Clark Kent is assigned to be a TV reporter full-time. In the present, Superman recovers and stops the bad guys who blasted him.

Characters

Clark KentSuperman

Reprinted in

Superman Pocketbook (1976)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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