Cover: Ross Andru & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #509

Jul 1980 · DC · 0.40 USD

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“The Great Space-Travel Hoax!”

In "The Great Space-Travel Hoax!", Superman races to save a stranded space probe while confronting a bizarre alien visitor, all as Clark Kent digs into a growing wave of skepticism about space travel. The truth behind the disbelief is stranger than fiction—those who claim space travel is impossible may be hiding a secret of their own. Written by Cary Bates and brought to life with Curt Swan’s iconic art, Frank Chiaramonte’s inks, Gene D’Angelo’s colors, and John Costanza’s lettering, this 1980 classic features a 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 John Costanza · cover Ross Andru, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Curt Swan

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Superman battles a weird alien and saves a space probe. Clark Kent interviews skeptics who say space travel is impossible. Turns out, the two are connected, as the skeptics are actually aliens who forgot they are aliens.

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