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ACTION COMICS #416
Cover Date: September 1972
Cover Price: $.20
Publication Date: 1972-07-27
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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #126; next in Adventure Comics #423; also in flashback as Superboy in between Superboy Vol. 1 #190 and #191)
Villain(s):
- the Sea-Jackers (first appearance of all; the pirate crews of three boats)
- an alien robot soldier (first appearance; destroyed)
Other Character(s):
- Christy (first appearance; also in flashback; a young woman who blamed Superboy for the loss of mobility in her legs)
- Christy's parents (first appearance of both; in flashback)
- Christy's doctor (first appearance; in flashback)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Smallville (in flashback)
- the North Atlantic Ocean
- an island (revealed to be a floating meteor from long ago)
Credits:
| Story | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | John Calnan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff |
Feature Character(s):
- Metamorpho (in between issues #415/2 and #417/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Sapphire Stagg (in between issues #415/2 and #417/2)
Villain(s):
- a would-be assassin
Other Character(s):
- Dr. Scorpio (first appearance; Sapphire's astrologer)
- Colonel Martingale (first appearance; an old friend of Rex Mason;s and owner of Martingale Circus)
- members of the Martingale Circus (first appearance of all; Tall Tex named)
- President Richard M. Nixon
- Premier Mao Tse-Tung
Location(s):
- Haneyville
- Martingale Circus (first appearance)