PropertyValue
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  • Action Comics Vol 1 398
CustomText
  • * [[W:C:DC:Kal-El /Gallery
Indicia Publisher
  • National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Inker1
  • Murphy Anderson
Inker1
  • Murphy Anderson
CustomSection
  • Related Articles
Writer1
  • Leo Dorfman
Penciler1
  • Curt Swan
Writer1
  • Leo Dorfman
StoryTitle
  • Spawn of the Unknown
  • The Pied-Piper of Steel
OriginalPrice
  • 0.150000
Editor1
  • Murray Boltinoff
Penciler1
  • Curt Swan
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * None Other Characters: * Professor Bruno Locations: * Items: * None Vehicles: * None
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Cy Harkin Other Characters: * None Locations: * * * * Items: * None Vehicles: * None
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • Murray Boltinoff
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CoverArtist
  • Dick Giordano
  • Neal Adams
Country
  • USA
ReleaseDate
  • 1971-01-28
Executive Editor
  • Carmine Infantino
Issue
  • 398
Pages
  • 36
Links
  • * Superman article at Wikipedia * Superman article at Supermanica * Superman article at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics * Superman article at Don Markstein's Toonopedia * Superman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Action Comics
Month
  • March
Synopsis
  • Rock promoter Cy Horkin uses an electronic brain to compel the audiences at his groups’ concerts to do whatever the lyrics command. But Superman discovers the plot and stops Horkin from using them to commit “the crime of the century”.
  • When the experimental plant-seeds of Prof. Bruno, who is operating in Africa, run wild in an extinct volcano crater, Superman is called in by an old game keeper friend. The game keeper tells Superman the seeds have turned animals into plants, and, when they see a plant-creature with Supergirl's costume, Superman is convinced his cousin has become a victim. But the real Supergirl appears later, and says that the "Supergirl" tree--like a "Superman" tree which sprouts not long after--is only a plant. Professor Bruno's plants imitate the life forms around them. Superman and Supergirl take the volcano crater to a remote planet, but save the Supergirl and Superman trees for the Fortress of Solitude.
Notes
  • * "The Pied-Piper of Steel" is reprinted in Superman: From the 30's to the 70's and Superman: From the 30's to the 80's. * Leo Dorfman is credited as Geoff Brown in this issue. * "The Pied-Piper of Steel" is an "imaginary story" and does not take place within standard Earth-One continuity.
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1971