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Cover: Ross Andru & Dick Giordano
Action Comics #499
“As the World Turns... For the Last Time!”
writer Cary Bates · artist Curt Swan · inker Vince Colletta · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Todd Klein · cover Ross Andru, Dick Giordano
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writer Cary Bates
artist Curt Swan
inker Vince Colletta
colorist Gene D'Angelo
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils Ross Andru
cover inks Dick Giordano
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Vartox tries to tell Superman that Earth is in danger, but gets distracted by Lana Lang. Superman soon discovers that the whole world believes the Earth will be destroyed. Superman and Vartox figure out that the remains of his world can save the Earth. Vartox decides to leave Earth and go find a world that needs a hero.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).