Cover: Rich Buckler & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #516

Feb 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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“Time and Time Again!”

In "Time and Time Again!", Superman journeys to the World War II era in a race against time to stop Vandal Savage from securing his grip on Earth One. With the help of a mysterious seer from ancient Sumer and a surprising ally from the present, Superman must unravel a web of temporal sabotage before history is rewritten forever. Written by Marv Wolfman and brought to life with Curt Swan’s iconic art, this pivotal issue features a landmark moment in Superman’s mythos, with cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano.

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writer Marv Wolfman · artist Curt Swan · inker Frank Chiaramonte · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Rich Buckler, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Marv Wolfman

artist Curt Swan

inker Frank Chiaramonte

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils Rich Buckler

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Superman travels to the World War II era to track down Vandal Savage. Lex Luthor reveals how things came to be that Vandal Savage rules the world. The story involves a seer in ancient Sumer telling Savage that he could be a great ruler on Earth One. So Savage planted special "time bombs" to alter the past, making him ruler. Jimmy goes to the past to help Superman, not knowing that Luthor plans to take over. Superman is able to stop the sequence of events that will lead to Vandal Savage's rule, and everything returns to normal.

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