(December 1979)
- Volume:
- 2
- Price:
- 0.40 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Barcode:
- 0709893121612
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1321 (6 de julio de 1981)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman and Black Lightning / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ross Andru
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Black Lightning
- Reprints:
-
in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #15 (1980) - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1321 (6 de julio de 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The De-volver!
Superman; Black Lightning / comic story / 17 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils:
- Joe Staton
- Inks:
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors:
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-3201
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Trina (introduction, death); Hugh Bryant (introduction, origin, villain)
- Synopsis:
- Black Lightning stops a robbery on a subway train as it travels through Suicide Slum but causes one of the robbers to inadvertently shoot and kill another passenger, Trina. This angers Trina's boyfriend, Hugh Bryant, who is also one of Jefferson Pierce's students. Hugh, actually an alien trapped on earth for millions of years, "devolves" into his true form as an energy creature. Black Lightning and Superman subdue the creature and help him finally leave the planet.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
The DC Feature Page / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- F-110
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Readers' questions answered by "The Answer Man".
[no title indexed]
DC Puzzle / activity / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Word search puzzle containing characters from Action Comics.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Superman and Black Lightning -
1.
The De-volver!
Superman; Black Lightning -
2.
[no title indexed]
Pair Mail -
3.
[no title indexed]
The DC Feature Page -
4.
[no title indexed]
DC Puzzle
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Dan Creel
- Lou Mazzella
- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Donald Dale Milne
- Clayton Emery
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