Action Comics #404 (of 1000000)
Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman! / The Day they killed Clark Kent
September 30th, 1971
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Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman! / The Day they killed Clark Kent
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September 30th, 1971
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- "Kneel to Your Conqueror, Superman!" written by Leo Dorfman, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Murphy Anderson.
After he saves a scientific institute from an earthquake, Superman meets Rufus Caesar, a mathematical genius. While giving Superman a tour of the institute, Caesar tricks him into wearing a helmet that locks him in suspended animation. Caesar then hooks him up to a machine that transfers his powers into Caesar, who plans to become emperor of the entire world. Superman manages to defeat him by channeling his powers into Caesar at a rate that causes his mind to burn out. The story ends with the first suggestion that Morgan Edge is evil. - "The Specter of 3000-Moons Lake!" reprinted from The Atom #5.
The Atom foils a thief's plot to steal some jewels from a millionaire by making him believe an ancient Indian ghost has returned. - "The Coward and the Hero" reprinted from Adventure Comics #220.
- "The Day they killed Clark Kent" written by Geoff Brown, penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Murphy Anderson. "A Secret Chapter in the Life of Clark Kent"
