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"The Sounds That Menaced Metropolis!": Superman attempts to battle the Metro-Monster, a new menace whose secret identity a rival reporter has discovered, but which he refuses to divulge.

Very enterprising of you Stasson! You keep your hot story holed up in a motel... ...so you can milk headlines out of his condition instead of trying to find a way to help him!
Jimmy Olsen

Superman #364 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1981.

Synopsis for "The Sounds That Menaced Metropolis!"

Superman attempts to battle the Metro-Monster, a new menace whose secret identity a rival reporter has discovered, but which he refuses to divulge.

Appearing in "The Sounds That Menaced Metropolis!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Leo Thayles/Metro-Monster (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance) (Origin)

Other Characters:

  • Metropolis Eagle
    • Rory Stasson (First appearance)
    • Phil (Single appearance)
  • Journalists (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Tommy Jones (Mentioned only)
  • Demolition Worker (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Metropolis Fire Department (Flashback only)
  • Metropolis Police Department (Mentioned only)
  • Marilyn Thomas (of the Galaxy Corporation Corner Store) (Single appearance)
  • Jojo (Private Eye) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Metro Award
  • Metropolis Eagle Newspaper
  • Authographed Superman tee shirts (As merchandise only)
  • Dossier
  • Hydrogen Bomb (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

  • Fire Truck (Destroyed) (Flashback only)
  • Ocean Liner (In ruins) (Flashback only)
  • SST Jetliner


Synopsis for "Sun-Death!"

Three generations of Supermen unite to defeat a solar menace set in action years before by Lex Luthor, and which, in years past, caused the first Superman to age years overnight.

Appearing in "Sun-Death!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Lex Luthor (Flashback only) (First appearance)

Other Characters:


Locations:

Items:

  • Super-Explosives
  • Explosive Devices
  • Soyburger (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:


Notes

  • The first .60 cent issue.
  • Jimmy Olsen receives the Metro Award in this issue for his reporting on a chemical waste scandal. This is a reference to the Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen feature in Superman Family #206.



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