Superman Vol 1 400

"The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter One": Superman, flying through space in memorial of perished Krypton, battles a blob of energy that flings him into the 60th Century, in which Superman is almost a myth and a place is symbolically left for him at dinner tables on Miracle Monday.

"The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter One"
Cover
Superman Vol 1 #400
October, 1984
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Howard Chaykin Frank Miller
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter One
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Joe Orlando
Inkers	Joe Orlando
Colourists	Joe Orlando
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Two
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Al Williamson
Inkers	Al Williamson
Colourists	Tatjana Wood
Letterers	Ed King
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Three
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Frank Miller
Inkers	Frank Miller
Colourists	Lynn Varley
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Four
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Marshall Rogers
Inkers	Terry Austin
Colourists	Anthony Tollin
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Five
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Wendy Pini
Inkers	Wendy Pini
Colourists	Anthony Tollin
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Last Son of Krypton
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Mike Kaluta
Inkers	Kelly Alder
Colourists	Anthony Tollin
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Seven
Writers	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencilers	Klaus Janson
Inkers	Klaus Janson
Colourists	Klaus Janson
Letterers	Gaspar Saladino
Editors	Julius Schwartz
The Exile at the Edge of Eternity
Writers	Jim Steranko
Pencilers	Jim Steranko
Inkers	Jim Steranko
Colourists	Jim Steranko
Letterers	Jim Steranko
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	Superman # 399
Next Issue	Superman # 401

I... will... remember you... forever!

— Superman

Superman #400 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1984.

Synopsis for "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter One"

Superman, flying through space in memorial of perished Krypton, battles a blob of energy that flings him into the 60th Century, in which Superman is almost a myth and a place is symbolically left for him at dinner tables on Miracle Monday.

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter One"

Featured Characters:

• Students (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Mitch (Single appearance)
• Teacher (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Superman

Other Characters:

• Martin Luther King Jr. (Cameo)
• Albert Einstein (Cameo)
• Moses (Cameo)
• William Shakespeare (Cameo)
• Joan of Arc (Cameo)
• Abraham Lincoln (Cameo)

Locations:

• 1984
  • United States of America
    • Town (Unnamed)
    • Metropolis
      • Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
      • WGBS TV (Mentioned only)
  • North Pole (Mentioned only)
    • Fortress of Solitude (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Ten Commandments
  

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Two"

Featured Characters:

• Dr. Homer (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
• Sonny (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Citizens of Armstrong City (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• United States Navy (Flashback only)
• Superman (Flashback only)

Locations:

• 2067
  • Space
    • Asteroid Belt
• 2199
  • Earth's Moon
    • Sea of Tranquility
      • State of Luna
        • Armstrong City
  • Alpha Centauri (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Superman Nectar
• Green Kryptonite (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

• Spacecraft Carrier Bruce Wayne (Flashback only) (In ruins)
• Spacecraft Carrier Bruce Wayne II (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Three"

Featured Characters:

• Lois Olsen (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Archeologists (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Technicians (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Dr. Noah Mandell (Single appearance)
• James Olsen IV (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Morgan Edge (Mentioned only)
• Bruce Wayne (Mentioned only)
• George Reeves (On a TV or computer screen)
• Jimmy Olsen (On a TV or computer screen)
• Lois Lane (On a TV or computer screen)
• Perry White (On a TV or computer screen)
• Superman (Clark Kent) (On a TV or computer screen)
• Jimmy Olsen (On a TV or computer screen)
• Mark Twain (Mentioned only)
• Davy Crockett (Mentioned only)
• Crazy Horse (Mentioned only)
• Charles Lindburgh (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• 2230
  • Space
    • Bradbury Rock
• Earth-Prime (Mentioned only)
  • France (Mentioned only)
    • Paris (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Superman tee shirt (As merchandise only)

Vehicles:

• Galaxy News Cruiser
  

Synopsis for "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Four"

A bum, wearing Superman's costume, inspires his people to resist against a dystopian government.

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Four"

Featured Characters:

• Konrad Glumm (Only appearance; dies)

Antagonists:

• Metropolis Militia

Other Characters:

• Citizens of Metropolis

Locations:

• 2491
  • Metropolis
    • Metro Public Lbrary

Items:

• Superman's Costume
• A Tale of Two Cities book
• Laser Guns

Vehicles:

• Metropolis Miltia Armored Vehicle
  

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Five"

Featured Characters:

• Students (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Corrie (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Professor Vik Abel (Single appearance)
• Professor Jania Goode (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Morgan Edge (Mentioned only)
• Creature Superman (Hologram)
• Female Superwoman (Hologram)
• Superman (Hologram)

Locations:

• Space
  • Brandeis University
    • Dorm Room
• 20th Century (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in "Last Son of Krypton"

Featured Characters:

• Aron Aeneas (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Josif (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• "Superman" (On a TV or computer screen)
• Five Thieves (On a TV or computer screen)
• "Jimmy Olsen" (On a TV or computer screen)

Locations:

• Bijou
  • Cephalovision Theater
    

Appearing in "The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Seven"

Featured Characters:

• Riley Benedix (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Briyah Benedix (Single appearance)
• Herzog Benedix (Single appearance)
• Girl Benedix (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Boy Benedix (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Antagonists:

• Luthor (Cameo) (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Superman (Flashback and main story)
• Abraham Lincoln (Mentioned only)
• Woodrow Wilson (Mentioned only)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (Mentioned only)
• Kuhan Pei-Jing (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• 5902
  • Space
    • Earth
      • United States of America
        • Georgia
          • Savannah
            • Floathouse
    • Arcturus (Flashback only)
      • Convention of the "League of Supermen" (Flashback only)
• Krypton (Flashback only) (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket (Flashback only)
  

Appearing in "The Exile at the Edge of Eternity"

Featured Characters:

• Settlers (Single appearance)
  • A'dam'mkent+477spmn (Single appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Superman
• "Eve" (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Capitol Building
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Statue of Liberty

Notes

• Back cover by Frank Miller.
• A Salute to Superman a one page text piece by Ray Bradbury on the inside front cover.
• Inside are Superman pin-ups by Brian Bolland, Jack Kirby and Terry Austin, John Byrne, Jack Davis, Leonard Starr, Walt Simonson, Bernie Wrightson, Will Eisner, Steve Ditko, Mike Grell, Moebius, Bill Sienkiewicz and Jerry Robinson.
• The Exile at the Edge of Eternity is reprinted in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told.
• The Living Legends of Superman: Chapter Three was reprinted in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superman series
• Images from Superman Vol 1 400

Links and References

• Superman #400 at Superman Through the Ages

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