Action Comics Vol 1 492

"Superman's Secret Afterlife!": Three Phantom Zone villains lure Superman into a menace that produces an illusion of despair so vividly that they believe the Man of Steel will be driven to suicide.

"Superman's Secret Afterlife!"
Cover
Action Comics Vol 1 #492
February, 1979
Cover Artists	Ross Andru
Superman's Secret Afterlife!
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Frank Chiaramonte
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Ben Oda
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 491
Next Issue	Action Comics # 493

Here I go again-- This is where I'm supposed to say-- Up, up, and away! I wonder how that corny phrase ever got started? I know it wasn't my idea...

— Superman

Action Comics #492 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1979. It was published on November 30, 1978.

Synopsis for "Superman's Secret Afterlife!"

Three Phantom Zone villains lure Superman into a menace that produces an illusion of despair so vividly that they believe the Man of Steel will be driven to suicide.

Appearing in "Superman's Secret Afterlife!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane (Dies) (In dream sequence only)
• Lana Lang (Dies) (In dream sequence only)

Antagonists:

• General Zod
• Faora
• Jax-Ur

Other Characters:

• Superman and Lana Lang's unnamed son (Dies) (In dream sequence only)
• Superman and Lana Lang's unnamed daughter (Dies) (In dream sequence only)

Locations:

• Outer space
• Metropolis (In dream sequence only)
  • 1978
  • 1988 (In dream sequence only)
  • 2003 (In dream sequence only)
• New Krypton (In dream sequence only)

Items:

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Vehicles:

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See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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