Action Comics #835

(March 2006)

A Contagion of Madness (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gail Simone

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Nelson DeCastro [as Nelson]

Colors:

Guy Major

Letters:

Phil Balsman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Livewire (intro); Lois Lane; Willis; Miguel Sendoza; Josef Schuman; Esther Schuman (intro)

Synopsis:

Leslie the talk show host is fired by her boss for slagging Superman when Superman saved his wife's life. She goes ballistic, shows her electrical powers, and changes into Livewire. Lois, who is still being held by Willis (Leslie's half-brother), attends his "prom". Livewire runs across Superman, and they fight. She has him on the ropes until some people on the street intervene, distracting her. Superman recovers, but she tells him about Lois being held. Meanwhile, Lois gets the drop on Willis, and flees, but he pursues. Superman defeats Livewire, and she tells him where Lois is. Superman intervenes just as Willis is shooting at Lois. Two nights later, Superman attends the Shabbos dinner at the Schumans, who tell him about their son who died in the Gulf War. They all talk about their inspirations.

Reprints:

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

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue. Livewire was first introduced in the Superman The Animated Series on TV years earlier; this is her first DC Universe comic appearance.

DC in Demand 01.06 (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

Ads for next issue, Elfquest: The Discovery #1, Infinite Crisis #4, JLA #124, and Blue Beetle #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for: Teen Titans Go!. Appears on page 32 in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 9 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: How will Yellowball Move You? (Verb), Apple Jack's Adventures (cereal, Kelloggs), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), Warriors (book, Harper Collins Publishers), Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape (gum, Wrigley's), Ben 10 (TV, Cartoon Network, 2 pages), Dragon Booster (game, Konami), Mad Kids (magazine, EC), Yu-Gi-Oh GX Duel Academy (card game, Konami), and M&M Minis (candy, Mars). Appear in various places in this issue.