Superman Vol 1 361

"Stowaway from the Stars!": Superman and Captain Strong face an alien woman with the power to transform into animal shapes, whose race is doomed unless they can get control of Captain Strong's sauncha.

"Stowaway from the Stars!"
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Superman Vol 1 #361
July, 1981
Executive Editor	Joe Orlando
Cover Artists	Ross Andru Dick Giordano
Stowaway from the Stars!
Writers	Cary Bates
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Frank Chiaramonte
Colorists	Adrienne Roy
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Julius Schwartz E. Nelson Bridwell
The Ace of New Metropolis!
Writers	Bob Rozakis
Pencilers	Alex Saviuk
Inkers	Vince Colletta
Colorists	Jerry Serpe
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	Superman # 360
Next Issue	Superman # 362

Deep down I always figured that Sauncha would come in handy for an emergency some day-- And now it's gonna feed and save a whole planet! What's the word for that sort o' thing, matey?

— Captain Strong

Superman #361 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1981.

Synopsis for "Stowaway from the Stars!"

Superman and Captain Strong face an alien woman with the power to transform into animal shapes, whose race is doomed unless they can get control of Captain Strong's sauncha.

Appearing in "Stowaway from the Stars!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Morgan Edge (Mentioned only)
• Captain Strong

Antagonists:

• Drxla (Single appearance)
  • (Transformed into) Pterodactyl
  • (Transformed into) Cape Buffalo
  • (Transformed into) Oourba-Beast (an extinct Kryptonian beast)

Other Characters:

• Alien Race (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Dmitri Borkov (a Soviet defector and a Nobel Prize winning scientist) (Mentioned only)
• Olivia Tallow-Strong
• Cruise Ship Passengers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
• Space
  • Krypton (Mentioned only)
    • Jungles (Mentioned only)
  • Milky Way Galaxy
    • Planet (Unnamed)
      • Solar System
        • Earth
          • Atlantic Ocean
            • Bermuda
            • Island (Unnamed)
          • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
            • S.T.A.R. Labs (Mentioned only) (from Action Comics #439)
            • Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
          • Tasmania (Mentioned only)
          • Africa (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Sauncha
• Love Boat (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Pollyanna Cruise Ship
  • Cabin 444
  • Pool Deck
  • Dining Room
    

Appearing in "The Ace of New Metropolis!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman III
  • Jon Hudson
  • Lewis Parker (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Superman I (Mentioned only)
• Melodee Sellers

Antagonists:

• Three Terrorists (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Suicide Jumper (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Ollie Alexander (Tennis player) (Single appearance)
• Tennis Judge (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Two Hostages (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• 2020
  • Earth-2020
    • Space
      • Earth's Moon (Mentioned only)
      • New Metropolis
        • Computer Traffic Control Center (Unnamed)
        • Tennis Stadium (Unnamed)
        • Television Broadcast Central
      • Earth
        • Oceania (Mentioned only)

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  

Notes

• The first mentioning of the Oourba-Beast it was misspelled as Oouba-Beast.
• Captain Strong states that he recognizes Lois Lane from a prior occasion when Superman fought the Shark in S.T.A.R. Labs. Although referenced, the issue when this incident occurred is not cited in an editorial note. The described events were depicted in Action Comics #456.

Trivia

• Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen's expertise in Kryptonology is cited in an editorial note.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superman series

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading