Action Comics
#544
[Direct-Sales]
(June 1983)
- Volume:
- 46
- Price:
- 1.50 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1983-03-01
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544 [Canadian Newsstand]
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544 [Newsstand]
45th Anniversary issue.
The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of The New Luthor And Brainiac!
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane (signed)
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-4115
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
- Reprints:
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1983 (26. September 1983) -
in Action Comics Annual (Federal, 1984 series) #[nn] (1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007. Color credits confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
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Luthor Unleashed!
Superman / comic story / 28 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Cary Bates
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- Tony Tollin
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-4145
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora (death); Lex Luthor, Jr. (death); Lexor (destruction); the Omega Men
- Reprints:
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1983 (26. September 1983)
-
in Superserien (Semic, 1982 series) #5/1984 (uke 17 1984) -
in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #50 (July 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Origins of the new look Brainiac and Luthor. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
The New Luthor
Luthor / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- George Perez (designer)
- Inks:
- George Perez
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-4161
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Lex Luthor
- Reprints:
- in Superserien (Semic, 1982 series) #5/1984 (uke 17 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman!
Superman / text article / 3 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- S-4120
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction; superhero
- Reprints:
- in History of the DC Universe (DC, 1988 series) #[nn] (1988) [text]
-
Indexer Notes
Job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007. These records list page count as "4."
Congratulations, Superman!
Superman / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Shuster
- Pencils:
- Joe Shuster
- Inks:
- Joe Shuster
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Shuster
- Job Number:
- S-4146
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Rebirth!
Superman / comic story / 23 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils:
- Gil Kane
- Inks:
- Gil Kane
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-4150
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Brainiac (villain); The Omega Men (cameo); Lord Satanis (flashback); Fortress of Solitude
Indexer Notes
Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
The New Brainiac
Brainiac / illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Ed Hannigan (designer)
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-4150
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Brainiac
Indexer Notes
Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of The New Luthor And Brainiac!
Superman -
1.
Luthor Unleashed!
Superman -
2.
The New Luthor
Luthor -
3.
Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman!
Superman -
4.
Congratulations, Superman!
Superman -
5.
Rebirth!
Superman -
6.
The New Brainiac
Brainiac
- R. J. Roper
- Lou Mazzella
- Roy Lyons
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Klein
- Jon Ingersoll
- Diverse Hands
- Brian Mowbray
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Lou Mazzella
- Carlos Tasada
- John Douglas Miceli
- Kyle Weber
- Terry Watkins
- Allen Ross
- Jerry Hillegas
- Gregory Fischer
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Ed Boner
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