All right, Superman! Speak up! What's turned you anti-hero?
Action Comics #437 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1974.
Appearing in Superman and Green Arrow: "Magic is Bustin' Out All Over!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Valdemar the Viking (Cameo)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- North Pole
- Northern Maine
- Star City
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Superman and Green Arrow: "Magic is Bustin' Out All Over!"
Effron the Sorcerer is back with a plot to defeat his two old foes, Superman and Green Arrow, and to charge the Earth with magic energy.
Appearing in "The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Antagonists:
- Octopus Man (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Hydra (In picture only)
- Kraken (In picture only)
- Smitty (Single appearance)
- Wendall Wales (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Octopus Man (mechanical robot)
Synopsis for "The Sea Devils vs. the Octopus Man!"
This story is reprinted from Sea Devils #1.
A film producer convinces the Sea Devils to fight an octopus man in his next movie. He believes he's filming an action scene with them battling a mechanical robot he created. However, the fake mystical monster is destroyed by the real Octopus Man, who then goes after the Sea Devils.
Appearing in Adam Strange: "Riddle of the Runaway Rockets!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Borg the Metal Giant
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Adam Strange: "Riddle of the Runaway Rockets!"
This story is reprinted from Mystery in Space #85.
Appearing in Matt Savage, Trail Boss: "The Barbed Wire Barricade!"
Featured Characters:
- Matt Savage, Trail Boss (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Abe Wilson
- Biscuits Baker
- Clay Dixion
- Jim Grant
- Luther Jones
- Manuel Ortega
- Red
Antagonists:
- An Unnamed Cowboy
- Indian Scout
Other Characters:
- Sheriff Gates
- Clem Walker
Locations:
- American Old West
- Southern Texas (19th Century)
- Southern Texas (19th Century)
Synopsis for Matt Savage, Trail Boss: "The Barbed Wire Barricade!"
This story is reprinted from Western Comics #77.
Appearing in My Greatest Adventure: "I Was King of the Daredevils"
Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for My Greatest Adventure: "I Was King of the Daredevils"
This story is reprinted from My Greatest Adventure #3.
Appearing in Doll Man: "The Man Who Returned from the Dead!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Enoch Lazarus (Dies)
- Trigger Mayo (Dies)
- Marko (Dies)
- Elaine Carter
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Doll Man: "The Man Who Returned from the Dead!"
This story is reprinted from Doll Man #13.
Notes
- Pat Broderick illustrated the table of contents page.
Trivia
- No trivia.
