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"Superman: "The Pied-Piper of Steel"": Rock promoter Cy Horkin uses an electronic brain to compel the audiences at his groups' concerts to do whatever the lyrics command. But Superman discovers the plot and stops Horkin from using them to commit "the crime of the century"

Me, a TV reporter! I'll get around easier now, but I'll still miss the Planet! ...I'll miss the thunder of those presses... The smell of printers' ink! But times change... And even Superman has to change along with them!
Clark Kent

Action Comics #398 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1971.

Synopsis for Superman: "The Pied-Piper of Steel"

Rock promoter Cy Horkin uses an electronic brain to compel the audiences at his groups' concerts to do whatever the lyrics command. But Superman discovers the plot and stops Horkin from using them to commit "the crime of the century".

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  • Cy Harkin (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Superman and Supergirl: "Spawn of the Unknown"

When the experimental plant-seeds of Prof. Bruno, who is operating in Africa, run wild in an extinct volcano crater, Superman is called in by an old game keeper friend. The game keeper tells Superman the seeds have turned animals into plants, and, when they see a plant-creature with Supergirl's costume, Superman is convinced his cousin has become a victim. But the real Supergirl appears later, and says that the "Supergirl" tree--like a "Superman" tree which sprouts not long after--is only a plant. Professor Bruno's plants imitate the life forms around them. Superman and Supergirl take the volcano crater to a remote planet, but save the Supergirl and Superman trees for the Fortress of Solitude.

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  • Professor Bruno (Single appearance)

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