Action Comics #494 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1979.
Synopsis for "The Secret of the Super-S!"
Clark Kent and Lois Lane go to Smallville where Douglas Parker informs them that a ghost which manifests itself as military figures is haunting the old Kent house.
Appearing in "The Secret of the Super-S!"
Featured Characters:
- Superman/Clark Kent (Also in flashback as Superboy)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- The Gnmod (An alien dragon whose astral form takes the appearances of a ghostly minuteman from the American Revolution, a World War II-era Army General and a Kryptonian Dwalu warrior) (First appearance)
- The Scorpions (A motorcycle gang in Smallville) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Jonathan Kent (Flashback only)
- Martha Kent (Flashback only)
- Sally (A Daily Planet receptionist) (Single appearance)
- The Human Cannonball (Mentioned only)
- Kryptonian Dwalu warriors (Mentioned only)
- Morgan Edge (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Galaxy Communications
- Daily Planet
- WGBS (Mentioned only)
- Galaxy Communications
- Smallville (Flashback and main story)
- The former Kent home at 321 Maple Street (Flashback and main story)
- Andromeda Galaxy (Mentioned only)
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
- The planet Zoltam (Mentioned only)
- Fortress of Solitude (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Prisma-Jewels from the Andromeda Galaxy (Single appearance)
Vehicles:
Events:
- American Revolutionary War (Mentioned only)
- World War II (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This story is continued in the next issue.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Family Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)