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Action Comics 411

ACTION COMICS #411

Cover Date: April 1972
Cover Price: $0.25
Publication Date: 1972-02-29

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy


Story: "The Day They Sold Superman's Fortress" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #121; next in the third story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Supergirl (in between Adventure Comics #417 and #418)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians
Titus J. Pearson (first appearance; President of Tri-Continental Fuel; leases arctic land from the government for oil exploration, not realizing he's also become the owner of the Fortress of Solitude)
employees of Tri-Continental Fuel (first appearance of all)
an attorney in Metropolis (first appearance)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Statues of Batman and Bruce Wayne
Statues of Flash and Barry Allen
Statues of Supergirl and Linda Danvers
Statues of Wonder Woman and Diana Prince

Location(s):

Earth's core
Fortress of Solitude (upgraded with a "mirage ray" that makes the door appear to be the side of the glacier)
The Bottle City of Kandor (temporarily shunts itself into "the Invisibility Zone;" in case the Fortress was breached)
Metropolis


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Second Story (reprint): "Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself" (13 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from House of Secrets #61 (July-August 1963)


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Third Story: "The Girl Who Worshipped Clark Kent" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman Vol. 1 #251; also in flashback; last in issue #410/2; next in Superman: The Secret Years #1)

Other Character(s):

Lorna Martin (first appearance; a Metropolis University alumni, also a visitor from Dimension 7; also in flashbacks)
Art Borley (first appearance; a Metropolis University alumni; next in Superman Vol. 1 #350)
Steve Power (first appearance; a Metropolis University alumni; next in Superman Vol. 1 #350)
other unnamed Metropolis University alumni
Council of Mentors from Dimension 7 (first appearance; in flashback)
two police officers from Dimension 7 (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Metropolis University
Dimension 7 (first appearance; also in flashback)


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