Action Comics #837

(May 2006)

Up, Up, and Away! Part 2 [Second Printing] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Terry Dodson (signed)

Inks:

Rachel Dodson (signed)

Colors:

Alex Sinclair (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Clark Kent

Indexer Notes

Alternate cover for 2nd printing, with red shadings instead of red and yellow.

Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Two Mild-Mannered Reporter (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Geoff Johns; Kurt Busiek

Pencils:

Pete Woods

Inks:

Pete Woods

Colors:

Brad Anderson

Letters:

Nick J. Napolitano

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman [as Clark Kent only]; Lex Luthor; Toyman (intro); Lois Lane; Hawkgirl; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superboy [Kon-El, as a statue]; Metallo; sunstone crystal

Synopsis:

Luthor is listening to the news in his hideout when "Superman" bursts in, but it is just a new Toyman in a Superman robot shell. Luthor shows him the sunstone crystal, and says that he recovered it from the ruins of the fortress. Clark returns home to Lois, and describes his confrontation with Luthor, and his lack of powers for the past year. Later, he is on a cell phone pursuing reports of weaponry in the Metropolis subway system, and finds a hideout just off Track 13. In it are former Luthor henchmen, stealing some armor. They detect Clark and attack. Clark is saved by Green Lantern and Hawkgirl, who had been on the phone with Clark before the signal was lost. One attacker tries to destroy an oncoming train, but Clark stops him. Luthor meets up with Metallo in Metropolis Park. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern return Clark home, and offer him a Green Lantern ring.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Up, Up and Away (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] ([November] 2006) [minus the title and credits]

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #650 and continues in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #651. A Clark Kent logo is used instead of the Superman logo. The Superboy statue with flowers under it is the first hint that Superboy will not survive Infinite Crisis (which was running concurrently with this issue). The hideout at Track 13 is an homage to Superman the Movie, where the entrance to Luthor's hideout was off of Track 13.

DC Nation (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dan Didio

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ads for Superman #651, Blue Beetle #1, Green Lantern #10, and Warlord #2. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Crisis Aftermath books (Blue Beetle, Checkmate, Ion, Shadowpact, The Spectre, and Secret Six), and Teen Titans Go! (1/2 page). Appear in various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 10.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 7 one-page, 1 one-and-a-half-page, and 1 two-page ads for: The Joker Lego Batman Set #7782 with Secret Files and Origins of The Joker (toy, Lego), Devo 2.0 (CD, Disney Sound), M&M Minis (candy, Mars), DragonBall Advanced Adventure (game, Funimation Entertainment), Teen Titans Pizza & Play Sweepstakes (game, Majesco Entertainment, 1.5 pages), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), The Ultimate Eye Toy Challenge: Play 2/Operation Spy/Kinetic (games, Eye Toy, 2 pages), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (DVD, WB), and Justice League Unlimited (action figures, Mattel). Appear in various places in the issue.