Action Comics, #413

Published: June 1972

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The Voodoo Doom of Superman

Story Featuring Superman

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The Voodoo Doom of Superman

Story Featuring Superman

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Dr. Mystir uses a voodoo doll made with souvenirs of Superman to eliminate Superman's powers, one-by-one. When Luthor hears of the doll, he joins Mystir, who is actually Brainiac in disguise.

The Man Who Destroyed Eclipso

Story Featuring Eclipso

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Mona discovers that her boyfriend, Bruce Gordon, is actually Eclipso. Bruce decides to meet an old friend, Judson Randall, and he finds him apparently imprisoned within a luminous blob. He allows Judson to try to cure him of Eclipso. Eclipso is released, but he is now under Judson's control.

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The 7 Sins of Simon Stagg

Story Featuring Metamorpho

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Simon Stagg's old college roommate, Ulysses Bronson invites Simon Stagg and company to see his creation, Morality Mountain, which includes statues of three of the seven deadly sins. It will cost $1 million to finish the others and Stagg hands over a check. The group are later invited to the opening of Morality Mountain. Only Ulysses is there and he insists on showing Simon alone the exhibits. The statue of Pride has Simon's face and Ulysses plans to kill Simon. Meanwhile, Metamorpho strains to keep Sapphire and Java from a chemical soup that has filled the waiting room.

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Story Notes

Story continues from Metamorpho #17 (March-April 1968) and continues in Action Comics #414 (July 1972).

Letter Column Featuring Where the Action Is

Story Notes

The page includes letters from Matt Wilson, Excelsior Springs, Mo; Michael N. Tierstein, Brooklyn, N.Y.; David Reynolds, Conway, Ark.; John Mazurek, San Francisco, Calif.; Dale Berryhill, Memphis, Tenn.; and Joe Peluso, Brooklyn, N.Y. The column reveals that Nick Cardy penciled and inked the cover to Action #409. It also reports that Nick Cardy drew the cover for the next Flash Super-Spectacular (The Flash #214, April 1972) with Quicksilver, a Golden Age hero first drawn by Nick Cardy.

"Look! A real robot!"

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A robot refuses to sit in the waiting room so its inventor decides not to patent him.

Story Featuring Super-Turtle

"A truck full of tomatoes has overturned."

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Super-Turtle helps a policeman by moving an overturned truck from Kosdanskio Street to Elm Street, which is easier to spell on his report.