Cover: José Luis García-López

Action Comics #481

Mar 1978 · DC · 0.35 USD

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“It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Supermobile!”

In "It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Supermobile!", Superman faces his greatest challenge yet as his powers wane under red sun radiation, forcing him to rely on the high-tech Supermobile to defend the Fortress of Solitude from the relentless Amazo. With the Justice League stranded in another dimension, it's up to Superman and Professor Ivo to survive the android's pursuit in this gripping 1978 tale written by Cary Bates and brought to life with Curt Swan's iconic art, Frank Chiaramonte's inks, Jerry Serpe's colors, and Ben Oda's lettering. The cover, a dynamic showcase by José Luis García-López, captures the moment the Supermobile takes flight.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover José Luis García-López

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks José Luis García-López

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Superman and Professor Ivo escape Amazo by teleporting to the Fortress of Solitude. Superman, his powers fading due to red sun radiation, uses the Supermobile to make up for his loss of powers and battles Amazo when he tracks them down. The Justice League remains trapped in another dimension.

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