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Action Comics 491

ACTION COMICS #491

Cover Date: January 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
Publication Date: 1978-10-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "A Matter of Light and Death!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsCurt Swan
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringKaren Kish
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (next in Superman Family #193/5; also in flashback)

Guest Star(s):

Hawkman (next in World's Finest Comics #256/4)

Villain(s):

Brainiac (next in Superman Vol. 1 #338)

Other Character(s):

Theodore J. Henkin (first appearance; a scientist; also in flashback)
Jerry (first appearance; a robot created by Henkin; also in flashback)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in flashback)
Josh Coyle (in flashback)

Location(s):

JLA Satellite
Metropolis
WGBS Building (in flashback)
Northern Oregon

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman vs. Brainiac (2008)


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