Cover: Neal Adams & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #398

Mar 1971 · DC · 0.15 USD

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“The Pied Piper of Steel”

In "The Pied Piper of Steel," rock promoter Cy Harkin unleashes a chilling new weapon: mind control broadcast through music, turning his teenage fans into a mob bent on destroying the college that once rejected him. Written by Leo Dorfman and brought to life with Curt Swan’s dynamic art and Murphy Anderson’s sharp inks, this 1971 Action Comics standout features a cover by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano that captures the tension of a generation on the edge.

writer Leo Dorfman · artist Curt Swan · inker Murphy Anderson · letterer John Costanza · cover Neal Adams, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Leo Dorfman

artist Curt Swan

inker Murphy Anderson

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Neal Adams

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Rock promoter Cy Harkin develops a method of mind control that is transmitted through the music of the concerts he runs so that he can order the teenage fans to tear down the college that once fired him.

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