Action Comics #832

(December 2005)

Old Ghosts (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Nelson DeCastro [as Nelson]

Colors:

Guy Major

Letters:

Rob Leigh

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Spectre [hostless]; Willis; Satanus [Colin Thornton]; Sam Lane (ghost)

Synopsis:

It's Halloween night, and some kids who are trick or treating encounter some real ghosts. Lois and Willis observe as a storm starts raging, and try to get the story. Superman investigates the storm, and encounters the Spectre. Colin Thornton realizes that the Spectre is coming for him, and broadcasts a spell to have spirits rise to his defense. Lightning almost hits the van with Lois and Willis; he falls out while the van crashes off of a bridge, injuring and pinning Lois. Superman confronts Thornton, who reveals himself to be Satanus. Superman volunteers his soul to help Satanus if Satanus will release all the innocent people he has enslaved. Sam Lane's ghost appears and directs away all the other ghosts from Lois. They have a heart-to-heart talk while awaiting rescue. Meanwhile, Satanus cannot absorb Superman's soul, as it was offered up selflessly. The Spectre comes, immobilizes Superman, and crushes Satanus, apparently destroying him. Sam leaves Lois, the Spectre disappears, the storm ends, the ghosts disappear, and Superman rescues Lois. But, watching from a distance is Sam Lane, who apparently is not a ghost after all.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Strange Attractors (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] ([July] 2006) [minus the title, credits, and the "End" on the last page]

Indexer Notes

Sam Lane indeed turns up alive in 2008, starting in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #678.

DC in Demand 10.05 (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Ads for next issue, Hard Time: Season Two, and Infinite Crisis #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 10 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley's), The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogie's Revenge (game, Nightmare), Game Boy micro (game unit), ZatchBell Mamodo Battles (game, Ban Dai), Batman Begins Batmobile (toy, Mattel), Marvel Nemesis (game, Electronic Arts, 2 pages), "The Lake of Souls" Cirque Du Freak book 10 (book, Little, Brown and Company), Batman Begins (DVD, WB), got milk? with Donovan McNabb (milk), Oxy (acne pads, Mentholatum Company), and The Cranium Big Book of Outrageous Fun (book, LB Kids). Appear in various places in this issue.