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"The Day They Sold Superman's Fortress": Oilman T. J. Pearson has leased 500 miles of Arctic land from the U.S. government to prospect for oil... and Superman's Fortress of Solitude is on that land. To Superman's chagrin, Pearson finds the locked Fortress door, but has no idea what it is.

Quote1 What's this... Dozens of pictures of Clark... And only one of Superman! For once, there was someone who loved meek Clark Kent instead of Superman! Lorna... I'll always remember you-- As you once were! Quote2
Clark Kent

Action Comics #411 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1972. It was published on February 29, 1972.

Synopsis for "The Day They Sold Superman's Fortress"

Oilman T. J. Pearson has leased 500 miles of Arctic land from the U.S. government to prospect for oil... and Superman's Fortress of Solitude is on that land. To Superman's chagrin, Pearson finds the locked Fortress door, but has no idea what it is. Superman consults with Supergirl, who is in favor of helping him airlift the Fortress elsewhere. But Superman is sworn to obey the law, and a legal expert informs him that he is technically a squatter and Pearson indeed owns the Fortress and everything in it, though he doesn't know what it is. After Superman secretly causes Pearson's oil-drilling operations to fail, the oilman abandons the project. Superman builds a new Fortress door, gives it to Pearson as a gift, and convinces him it was built by an alien from space as a symbol of hope... which, technically, it was.

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  • T. J. Pearson (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Eclipso, the Genius Who Fought Himself"

This story is reprinted from House of Secrets #61.

Bruce Gordon was on Diablo Island in the South Pacific to photograph an eclipse. The natives, fearing that he would steal their "sun god" sent their witch doctor, Mophir to stop him. Armed with the tribe's sacred black stone, Mophir attacked and cut Bruce with the gem, but fell off a cliff. Bruce picked up the gem just in time for the eclipse to take place and became Eclipso. In this form, Eclipso begun a havok in the Solar City designed by Gordon.

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  • Mophir (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback only)

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Synopsis for "The Girl Who Worshiped Clark Kent"

Superman goes back to Metropolis University for a class reunion. Where he discovers that the beautiful Lorna Martin and he had secret crushes on each other. And, that she knows he is Superman and that she is an alien from another dimension.

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  • Lorna Martin (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)

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  • Art Borley
  • Steve Power
  • Dimension 7 police
  • Council of Mentors (Flashback only)

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  • Portal Ray
  • Esp Bracelet
  • Stabilizer Potion

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  • Omega Effect
  • Delta Effect



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