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"Superman: Where the Space-Winds Blow!": Superman tries to prevent an alien hunter from destroying a monster which he soon learns destroyed the alien's planet.

Quote1 In God's name, Arthur-- Don't you understand? I am Tom Curry... ...your father!! Quote2
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Action Comics #519 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1981.

Synopsis for "Superman: Where the Space-Winds Blow!"

Superman tries to prevent an alien hunter from destroying a monster which he soon learns destroyed the alien's planet.

Appearing in "Superman: Where the Space-Winds Blow!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Giant Space Creature (Unnamed) (Single appearance) (Destroyed)

Other Characters:

  • Deep-Space Listening Station-12 Scientists (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Amanda Monroe (Single appearance)
    • Jay (Single appearance)
  • Galaxy Football Team (Mentioned only)
  • Galaxy Basketball Team (Mentioned only)
  • United States Air Force (Mentioned only)
  • A'Ahab (alien) (Single appearance)
  • Grand Canyon Family (tourist)
    • Dad (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Mom (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Trixie (Single appearance)
    • Brother (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Three Seismograph Employees (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • WGBS Employees (Behind the scenes)

Locations:

Items:

  • Western Hemisphere Radio Telescopes (Mentioned only)
  • Neutronium (Mentioned only)
  • A'Abah's Harpoon
  • Deep-Space Listening Station-12 Radio Telescope (Destroyed)

Vehicles:

  • A'Ahab's Spacecraft


Synopsis for "Aquaman: Family Plot!"

Aquaman, Mera and Cal Durham learn the strange history of Aquaman's mother: that Atlanna was a survivor of the original Atlantis, thanks to her taking a serum of her own invention that made her amphibious and nearly immortal; that her sister, Atlena, was a priestess of the Delphius Oracle, which proclaimed that a savior would be born to become king of sea and land people; that Atlanna did not really die in Aquaman's childhood, but was merely rendered comatose, from which state she awoke, having become mad; that Poseidon himself is an android programmed with Tom Curry's memories; and that she believes Aquaman is the prophesied savior, and she wishes to kill him with Ocean Master's help.

Appearing in "Aquaman: Family Plot!"

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Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • Mera's Molecular Vibration Belt (developed by Vulko)
  • Atlanna's Serum (Flashback only)
  • Dimmensional Spanner (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback only) (from Adventure Comics #475) (Destroyed)
  • Cloning Android Machine (Unnamed) (Flashback only)

Vehicles:

Notes

  • Steve Lombard wants to organize a Galaxy Basketball team with Clark Kent as the manager.
  • In the Aquaman story Len Wein is credited as the scripter from the plot by J.M. DeMatteis.



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