Action Comics #834

(February 2006)

Awake in the Dark (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gail Simone

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Nelson DeCastro [as Nelson]; Marc Campos; Oclair Albert

Colors:

Guy Major

Letters:

Rob Leigh

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Perry White; Queen of Fables [Tsaritsa]; Lois Lane; Willis; Striped River Witch; Chandelier Warriors; Martian Manhunter (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Plastic Man (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo)

Synopsis:

On Krypton, a mother tells her daughter a story. The Queen of Fables enters the Daily Planet, and forces Perry White to sell the Daily Planet to her. Clark enters, and the Queen tells him that Lois is in danger from a young man that she exploited. That young man, Willis, has kidnapped Lois, and wants her to attend his "prom" with her. The Queen blackmails Clark into entering her realm by biting an apple. He finds himself on some version of Krypton, and is given a task of retrieving the Queen's shawl from the tower to be set free. He fights a snagriff, a Striped River Witch, and Chandelier Warriors, retrieving the shawl and giving it to the Queen. He tells her that he is just a man in love, and she returns him to the Planet. Meanwhile, Willis gives Lois a prom dress to wear, and makes her wear it. Back on Krypton, the mother's husband confronts her about telling stories to the daughter, but she insists that it's for the better of Krypton, and is revealed to be the Queen.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Strange Attractors (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] ([July] 2006) [minus the title, credits, and next issue blurb]

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue.

DC in Demand 12.05 (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

Ads for next issue, Hawkman #47, Infinite Crisis #3, JLA Classified: Cold Steel #1, and The Warlord #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore, Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups vol 1/Superman: True Brit/Villains United (1/2 page), and The Best of the Spirit. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 9.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 5 one-page, 2 two-page, and 1 half-page ads for: Kameo: Elements of Power (game, Microsoft Game Studios), Jakx Combat Racing (game, Sony), neopets: The Darkest Faerie (game, Idol Minds, 2 pages), Mario Kart DS (game, Nintendo, 2 pages), Batman: The Animated Series Volume 4/Superman: The Animated Series Volume 2 (TV DVD, WB, 1/2 page), Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball Max'd (game, Activision), Kong The 8th Wonder of the World (game, Ubisoft), and Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley's). Appear in various places in this issue.