Action Comics #852

(September 2007)

3-2-1 Action! (Table of Contents)

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kurt Busiek

Pencils:

Brad Walker

Inks:

John Livesay

Colors:

Tonya Horie; Richard Horie

Letters:

Jared K. Fletcher

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Killer Croc (flashback, cameo); Perry White (cameo); Kryptonite Man [Dr. K. Russell Abernathy]; Dalton Sanders; Jenet Klyburn (cameo); Rance Howard (cameo); David Igawa (cameo); Clan MacHinery AKA The Rude Mechanicals (flashback); Signal Watch (flashback, origin)

Synopsis:

Jimmy's trying to figure out what to do with the powers he's discovered he now has when he's sent with Clark to Stryker's Island prison. Tests are being run on the Kryptonite Man. Jimmy remembers back to when he was still a copy boy at the Planet, and followed some rampaging robots back to their base. He was trapped in there as they set up an alarm system. He managed to scrape together a radio transmitter, and transmitted a hypersonic signal, that Superman heard, and rescued Jimmy. Since Jimmy keeps getting into trouble, Superman got the idea to miniaturize the radio Jimmy built into a watch, to signal Superman. Back in the present, the Kryptonite Man escapes, but Superman quickly stops him. Jimmy decides to use his powers to become a super-hero.

Reprints:

• in Superman: 3-2-1 Action! (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([April] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Countdown (DC, 2007 series) #41 and in the next issue.

DC Nation 70 [July 18, 2007] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Nick Napolitano

Indexer Notes

Nick discusses the production department, and gives a list of the top 20 things that have the ability to spoil his day. Ads for Action Comics #853, Amazons Attack #4, Countdown #41, and All Flash #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Teen Titans Go!, The Batman Strikes, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Outsiders. Appear in
various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 4 one-page ads for: Get The Glass (online game, California Milk Processor Board), Ratatouille the Video Game (video game, THQ), Top 10 Ways to Tell if your Home has an Energy Hog (advice, Ad Council/7-Eleven), and Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley). Appear in various places in the issue.