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Action Comics #501

DC · Series began 1938 · November 1979

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Dates

Cover date: November 1979
On sale: August 21, 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #501 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition40¢ cover

Barcode 0709893041011 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.

Barcode 3041011
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

Barcode 0709893041011 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Ross Andru, Kurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swaninks: Dick Giordano, Joe Giellacolors: Tatjana Wood, Gene D'Angeloletters: Milt Snapinnscript: Cary Bates, E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Rozakis

Stories

The Mystery of the Mild-Mannered Superman · 17 pages
The Superman Revenge Squad blasts Superman with a ray that causes him to be meek and timid like Clark. By latching on to what gives Clark courage in front of the TV cameras in his job as a news anchor, Superman is able to find the nerve to defeat them.

Characters

Clark KentSuperman