Action Comics #496
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Death out of a Bottle," Superman unwittingly carries a deadly Kandorian illness to Earth, forcing the people of Kandor to test a cure by subtly pushing him to his limits—without his knowledge. As their carefully orchestrated plan to stress him is derailed by a genuine alien threat, Superman rises to the challenge, proving his strength and saving the planet once again. Written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Curt Swan, with inks by Frank Chiaramonte and colors by Adrienne Roy, this 1979 classic features a cover by Ross Andru and Bob Oksner.
In "Death out of a Bottle," Superman unwittingly carries a deadly Kandorian disease to Earth, forcing the Kandorians to secretly stress him—without his knowledge—to test a cure. Their plan to simulate an alien invasion goes awry when a real threat emerges, testing Superman’s strength and resolve in ways no experiment could.
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Reprinted in Superman #23/1979 (1979), The Best of DC #5 (1980), Supermann #13/1980 (1980), Eks almanah #256 (1981), Supermagasinet #19/1982 (1982), Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2006), Superman #4, Superman #49
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