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Action Comics 415

ACTION COMICS #415

Cover Date: August 1972
Cover Price: $.20
Publication Date: 1972-06-29

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy


Story: "Meet the Metropolis Monster!" (15 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152; next in World's Finest Comics #213)

Supporting Character(s):

Meg Tempest (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152; next in ???)
Morgan Edge (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152; next in Superman Vol. 1 #256)
Percy Bratton (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152; next in Superman Vol. 1 #260)

Villain(s):

a male humanoid (first appearance; created in another dimension, unleashes a wave of protoplasmic creatures)

Other Character(s):

"The Metropolis Monster" (first appearance; an alien scientist from another dimension, resembles Frankenstein's monster; creates a pair of synthetic humanoids)
a female humanoid (first appearance; created in another dimension)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
another unidentified dimension (also in flashback)


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Second Story: "Fill My Grave with Money!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Haney
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksMurphy Anderson
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff

Feature Character(s):

Metamorpho (in between issues #414/2 and #416/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Java (in between issues #414/2 and #417/2)
Simon Stagg (in between issues #414/2 and #416/2)
Sapphire Stagg (in between issues #414/2 and #416/2)

Other Character(s):

Harvey Weeks (first appearance; a miner who purposely traps himself in a closed mine to help raise money for his ill son; briefly turns into a monster)
Mrs. Harvey Weeks (first appearance; his wife)
Harvey Weeks, Jr. (first appearance; their son)
spectators and news crews

Location(s):

Haneyville
Stagg Mansion


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