Cover: José Luis García-López & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #488

Oct 1978 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“Superman Battles Microwave Man!”

The cover by José Luis García-López and Dick Giordano crackles with energy as Superman throws a punch at the yellow-suited Microwave Man, whose boastful word balloon declares him "punch-proof, bullet-proof, capture-proof!" — while a stolen $500,000 bank bag, alarmed bystanders, and armed police officers crowd the urban backdrop. A circular microwave-energy effect radiates from the clash, making it clear the Man of Steel has met a genuinely tricky opponent. At 44 pages for just 50 cents, this October 1978 issue also teases a brand-new Air Wave feature, spotlighted in an inset portrait at the bottom of the cover.

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writer Bob Rozakis · artist Alex Saviuk · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Milton Snapinn · cover José Luis García-López, Dick Giordano

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Cast · 6 characters

Jimmy Olsen Josh Coyle Lana Lang Morgan Edge Perry White Superman

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writer Bob Rozakis

artist Alex Saviuk

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Milton Snapinn

cover pencils José Luis García-López

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Young Hal Jordan arrives in Dallas to visit his cousin Jack. At the airport, he (as Air Wave) stops a hijacker. At a train museum, Air Wave battles the Railroad Robber. But Hal's new friend Karen has suspicions about Hal and Air Wave.

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