Cover: Neal Adams

Action Comics #466

Dec 1976 · DC · 0.30 USD

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“You Can Take the Man out of the Super, But You Can't Take the Super out of the Boy”

In Action Comics #466, Superman is unexpectedly de-aged to his Superboy years in a cunning scheme by Lex Luthor, who believes youth will strip the Man of Steel of his edge. With his powers intact but his experience gone, Superman teams up with a similarly young Flash and Batman to confront Luthor once more, while the villain’s own origins are revisited. Written by Cary Bates and brought to life with Curt Swan’s iconic art and Tex Blaisdell and Bob Wiacek’s inks, the issue’s dynamic cover by Neal Adams captures the moment’s intensity.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Tex Blaisdell · inker Bob Wiacek · letterer Ben Oda · cover Neal Adams

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker Tex Blaisdell

inker Bob Wiacek

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

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Lex Luthor de-ages Superman back to boyhood in an attempt to beat him when he has lost his years of experience (ignoring that Superboy was a perfectly capable hero at that age). The origin of Lex Luthor is retold. Superman consults with the similarly de-aged Flash and Batman before the trio take on Luthor again, and defeat him.

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