Action Comics Vol 1 513

"--The Return of Superman Island"

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--The Return of Superman Island

The Red Dart's Deadly Arts!

Editors

Julius Schwartz

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You see, Lois, I'm here on Earth because my father gave me a chance for life when Krypton exploded. You might say I was passing along the same chance to others... Offering others a chance for new life. A chance to survive, to have a future filled with hope. I only pray they do as much with their second beginning as I try to do with mine!

— Superman

Action Comics #513 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1980.

Synopsis for "--The Return of Superman Island"

Superman Island, now settled by the alien race Krell, returns to space near Earth, and a criminal cabal called the H.I.V.E. want to use the Kryptonite stored therein against Superman.

Appearing in "--The Return of Superman Island"

Featured Characters:

Superman (Flashback and main story) (from Action Comics #224)

Supporting Characters:

Lana Lang (Cameo)
Lois Lane
Jimmy Olsen
Perry White (Mentioned only)
House of El
- Jor-El (Mentioned only)

Antagonists:

H.I.V.E. (Behind the scenes) (First appearance)
- Three Robot Gunmen (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Guy Blisher (last appearance was in Action Comics #224) (Final appearance; dies)
Norton Larch (last appearance was in Action Comics #224) (Final appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

WGBS Employee:
- Bill Logan (filling in for Clark Kent) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only)
Three Bar Patrons (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Warden Miles (Cameo) (Single appearance)
God
The Krell (alien race) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Five Aliens (Unnamed)

Locations:

Space
- Superman Island (called New Krell by the alien race Krell) (Flashback and main story) (also from Action Comics #224) (Final appearance) (on Earth-One)
- Krell (planet) (Destroyed) in (Flashback only)
- Planet (Unnamed) (a planet for the Krell to colonize) (Mentioned only)
- Krypton (Mentioned only)
- The Moon (Mentioned only)
- Earth
  - Metropolis
    - Galaxy Communications Building
      - WGBS Studios
      - Lois Lane's Office
    - Bar (Unnamed)
    - Suicide Slum
      - Apartment
  - Washington
    - Mount Saint Helens (Mentioned only)
  - Lake Henry Volcano (unknown location) (Mentioned only)
  - Japan
    - Honshu Island
      - Fujiyama (volcano)
  - Denmark (Mentioned only)
  - Atlantic Ocean
    - Caribbean
      - Private Island (Unnamed)
        H.I.V.E. Headquarters (also mentioned from Superman Family #205) (Destroyed)
Hades (Mentioned only)

Items:

Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
Knockout Gas
Missile (Destroyed)
Green Kryptonite
Two Missiles (coated with Green Kryptonite) (Destroyed)
H.I.V.E. Robot Drone
Krell Laser Beam (temporarily protects Superman from Kryptonite)
Green Kryptonite Tentacles
H.I.V.E. Guns
- Green Kryptonite Bullets

Vehicles:

H.I.V.E. Siphoning Craft (used to collect the Green Kryptonite)
Star-Spanning Ship (Flashback only)

Synopsis for "The Red Dart's Deadly Arts!"

The Red Dart tries to assassinate Green Arrow with a booby trap at a speaking engagement in Dallas, but fails because the Atom shows up instead. The Tiny Titan teams with Air Wave (who happened to be in the audience) to capture the villain, but, when he tries to beam up to the JLA satellite, is yanked away by another teleportation beam.

Appearing in "The Red Dart's Deadly Arts!"