Cover: Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson

Action Comics #383

Dec 1969 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“The Killer Costume!”

In "The Killer Costume!", a pair of sentient, interdimensional criminal outfits—left behind after their host's ship is destroyed by a comet's radiation—wander Earth, drawn to powerful figures. One costume seeks a new criminal master, but both are ultimately pulled toward Superman, setting off a strange and dangerous mystery. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Curt Swan and inks by George Roussos, this 1969 issue features a striking cover by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker George Roussos · letterer Ben Oda · cover Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker George Roussos

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Murphy Anderson

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Aabur-Z is an interplanetary criminal being transported to prison by Enforcer NS-II. Their ship is destroyed but their costumes remain alive due to their willpower and the strange radiation of a comet. Aabur's costume arrives on Earth first and seeks a criminal to possess, but then both costumes are drawn to Superman.

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