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ACTION COMICS #768
Cover Date: August 2000
Cover Price: $2.25
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Duncan Rouleau
Inks: Lary Stucker
Colors: Ian Hanin
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Credits:
| Story | Joe Kelly |
| Pencils | Duncan Rouleau |
| Inks | Jaime Mendoza |
| Lettering | Comicraft |
| Colors | Wildstorm FX |
| Color separations | Wildstorm FX |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza |
Feature Character(s):
Guest Star(s):
- Captain Marvel (last in Young Justice #20)
- Mary Marvel (last in Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files #1/3)
- Captain Marvel Jr. (last in Young Justice #21)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane
- Perry White (behind the scenes)
Villain(s):
- Heqt (an ancient frog deity)
Synopsis: - Lois Lane tries to find out who was responsible for a recent attempt on Superman's life, doesn't get very far and is extremely irritated by the fact that Superman is shadowing her to ensure her safety. Of course, when the two have talked about this and Superman flies off to deal with some trouble elsewhere, Lois gets into trouble herself.
- The problem Superman must deal with is the two junior members of the Marvel Family gone somewhat loopy in central Metropolis. Mary is acting rather bizarrely, spouting absolute gibberish, and Freddy is experiencing an overload of the speed of Mercury, with which Superman is barely able to keep up. It transpires that the three Captains Marvel were converted to their super-powered state involuntarily, with their powers gone absolutely crazy, particularly Captain Marvel himself, who is left as just a mouth repeating Superman's name over and over again. The three of them then fly to Fawcett City where there is a giant frog causing trouble...
- Mary appears to be trying to communicate with the men, but has little success until the frog literally cuts her in half. Superman somehow works out that Captain Marvel needs to use his body, as his Kryptonian nature seems to make him invulnerable to the giant frog. When he allows the captain in, he is astounded at the level of his power, so different in nature to his own. They travel inside the frog, which is actually a sort of god called Heqt, protesting at the way frogs and other amphibians are abused by human science. The Captain is able to reason with Heqt and persuade her not to cause more trouble, something Superman acknowledges he would never have been able to do.
- The incident reaffirms the bond of friendship between Superman and Captain Marvel, and also reminds Superman not to underestimate others' abilities, whether they are a fellow hero or his wife.