Adventures of Superman Vol 1 431

"They Call Him -- Doctor Stratos": Superman fights Doctor Stratos.

"They Call Him -- Doctor Stratos"
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Adventures of Superman Vol 1 #431
August, 1987
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Jerry Ordway
They Call Him -- Doctor Stratos
Writers	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers	Erik Larsen
Inkers	P. Craig Russell (pg. 1-2, 6 & 8) Karl Kesel (pg. 3, 7, 12-13) Robert Ian (pg. 4-5) Dick Giordano (pg. 9 & 16) Bob Smith (pg. 10-11 & 14) Bob Lewis (pg. 15 & 19) Bill Wray (pg. 17 & 20) Jerry Ordway (pg. 18) John Beatty (pg. 21 & 22)
Colourists	Anthony Tollin
Letterers	Albert DeGuzman
Editors	Andrew Helfer Mike Carlin
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Can nothing stop him? I told you fools before-- destroy him! Fail, and I swear you'll feel my wrath!

— Doctor Stratos

Adventures of Superman #431 is an issue of the series Adventures of Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1987.

Synopsis for "They Call Him -- Doctor Stratos"

Superman fights Doctor Stratos.

Appearing in "They Call Him -- Doctor Stratos"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Cat Grant
• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• McGuffin Mob
  • Joey (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Three Men (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Doctor Stratos (Single appearance)
• Emil Markos (Cameo) (Only appearance; dies)
• Hodor (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Marianne (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Melinda (Cameo) (Only appearance; dies)
• Six Scientist (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Batman (Mentioned only)
• Lane Family
  • Elinore Lane (Mentioned only)
  • Sam Lane (Mentioned only)
  • Lucy Lane (Mentioned only)
• Eddie (hot dog vendor) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Joey (Eddie's son) (Mentioned only)
• George H.W. Bush
• Ronald Reagan
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Nancy Reagan
• Daily Planet Employees
  • Woman (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Gopher (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Adam Grant (Mentioned only)
• Joe Morgan (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• May 1987
  • Space
    • Earth
      • Europe
        • Greece
          • Castle Chaos
            • Laboratory
          • Mount Olympus (Mentioned only)
          • Aegean Sea
        • France
          • Paris
            • Eiffel Tower
        • United Kingdom
          • London
            • Palace of Westminster
          • Thames River
        • The Netherlands
          • Amsterdam (Mentioned only)
        • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
          • Russia
            • Moscow
              • Kremlin
          • Siberia (Mentioned only)
      • Africa
        • Egypt
          • Giza
            • Pyramid of Giza
        • Morocco
          • Tetovan
          • Rif Mountains
      • United States of America
        • Metropolis
          • Daily Planet
            • Ladies Room
        • Gotham City (Mentioned only)
        • California (Mentioned only)
          • Los Angeles (Mentioned only)
        • Washington, D.C.
          • White House
        • Alaska (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Red Phone
• Star Wars (Mentioned only)
• Stratos' Satellite

Vehicles:

• McGuffin Mob's Car (In ruins)
  

Notes

• Inkers were credited as India Inc. in the credits. In the letter column the names of the inkers were provided.
• With special thanks to Len Wein.
• This issue was reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 4.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventures of Superman series
• Images from Adventures of Superman Vol 1 431

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • Action Comics (Volume 2)
  • Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 2)
  • Superman (Volume 3)
  • Superman (Volume 4)
  • Superman (Volume 5)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)