Cover: Ross Andru & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #493

Mar 1979 · DC · 0.40 USD

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“The Metropolis-UFO Connection!”

In "The Metropolis-UFO Connection!", Superman faces a mysterious alien threat that attempts to ensnare him in a strange, TV-like device—only to be foiled by the unexpected help of Jimmy Olsen's signal-watch. Meanwhile, Clark Kent returns to the Daily Planet for a brief spell, balancing his dual life as the city's reporter and its protector. Written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Curt Swan with inks by Frank Chiaramonte, colors by Gene D'Angelo, and letters by Ben Oda, this 1979 issue features a dynamic cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.

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writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Ross Andru, Dick Giordano

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Superman

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writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Superman battles an alien that tries to trap him in a TV-like device, but Superman is wearing Jimmy Olsen's signal-watch and that enables him to escape and prevent the alien invasion. Meanwhile, Clark Kent goes back to work for the Daily Planet temporarily.

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