Cover: Bob Oksner

Action Comics #450

Aug 1975 · DC · 0.25 USD

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“The Laugh Heard 'Round The World!”

In Action Comics #450, writer Cary Bates and artist Curt Swan deliver a delightfully bizarre twist on a classic superhero setup: when Johnny Nevada is knocked unconscious in Las Vegas, he awakens transformed into a sand-monster driven by an urgent, almost desperate need to hear people laugh. With inks by Tex Blaisdell and letters by Ben Oda, the story unfolds with a surreal, offbeat energy, while Bob Oksner’s cover captures the moment’s wild absurdity.

writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Tex Blaisdell · letterer Ben Oda · cover Bob Oksner

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Cast · 4 characters

Dinah Lance Lois Lane Oliver Queen Superman

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writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker Tex Blaisdell

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Bob Oksner

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While in Las Vegas, Johnny Nevada is struck on the head by muggers. The blow to his head causes him to become a sand-monster who desperately wants to hear the public laugh.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).