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"Superman: "Mission to Earth!"": While Superman is helping a living robot who has come to Earth for the material needed to save his people from destruction, a scientist who was snubbed for the Nobel Prize wreaks havoc with her discovery.

Quote1 ...So, Mr. hot-shot newsman, it isn't enough that you make a big deal about that South American crackpot who won the prize I should've gotten-- --but do you have to take public notice of my embarrassments, too? Quote2
Dr. Alice Herman

Action Comics #571 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1985. It was published on June 27, 1985.

Synopsis for Superman: "Mission to Earth!"

While Superman is helping a living robot who has come to Earth for the material needed to save his people from destruction, a scientist who was snubbed for the Nobel Prize wreaks havoc with her discovery.

Appearing in Superman: "Mission to Earth!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Dr. Alice Herman (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Gyrosians (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Thresher 222 (Single appearance)
  • Metropolis University Students (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • United States Army (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • Five WGBS Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Councilman Gregg (candidate for mayor of Metropolis) (Single appearance)
  • Dan Reed (regular host of Noonday Live) (Mentioned only)
  • Four Green Room Guests (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Professor Fellman (Chairman of the Biochemistry Department) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Citizens of Sweden (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Dr. Herman's assistant (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Elsa (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Nobel Academy (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Jetliner Passengers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Two Jetliner Pilots (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • J. Fred Muggs (Mentioned only)
  • Female Prisoner (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Prison Guard (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Batman (Cameo) (In a vision)
  • Lex Luthor (Cameo) (In a vision)
  • Albert Einstein (Mentioned only)
  • Sigmund Freud (Mentioned only)

Locations:

  • Space

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Jetliner

Notes

  • Editor's Note: The events depicted in this story occurred before the "Clark Kent--Fired" series now appearing in Superman.



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