Action Comics Vol 1 421

"The Fantastic Feats Of Captain Strong!"

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The Fantastic Feats Of Captain Strong!

The Headline Maker!

Inkers

Dick Giordano

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Action Comics #421 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1973.

Synopsis for "The Fantastic Feats Of Captain Strong!"

A crusty old sailor discovers a type of plant that gives him temporary super powers that rival Superman. He refers to the plant as Suancha and he attempts to reach a deal with an unscrupulous food distributor to market the plant. Captain Strong idolizes Superman and the dishonest business man hires a man dressed up as the man of steel to obtain a sample of the plant so he can duplicate it. The Captain discovers the ruse and aggressively retrieves the sample back from the would be thief. As he consumes more Suancha, he seems to lose control of his senses. Superman confronts him and takes away his supply of Suancha forcing him to dry out from its addictive properties. The Suancha is revealed to be a plant from a distant planet.

Appearing in "The Fantastic Feats Of Captain Strong!"

Featured Characters:

Superman

Supporting Characters:

Captain Strong (First appearance)
Billy Anders

Antagonists:

Mr. Glute

Other Characters:

Locations:

Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Glute Foods
- Metropolis Bay
  - Metropolis Harbor

Items:

Sauncha (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Headline Maker!"

After saving patrons from a burning theater and trading bon mots with a press agent, Green Arrow switches to Oliver Queen and helps Dinah Lance open her new flower shop in Star City. Since he needs a job, he is inspired to become a press agent, and promises to get Dinah's shop in the headlines. Not long afterward, he spies hitman Lucas Branson, learns he is about to perform a killing, and phones the city newspapers saying that Green Arrow will take down Branson in front of Dinah's shop. Then Queen herds Branson by various devious means down to Dinah's locale, where he switches into his Green Arrow identity and captures Branson as soon as the photographers arrive. Dinah's shop gets into the newspapers, but Oliver is most pleased with the big front-page photo of Green Arrow.

Appearing in "The Headline Maker!"