(January 1985)
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
["You're on, Ambush Bug! The winner gets to put his name up in place of Superman's above the Action logo!"]
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen (signed)
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Ambush Bug; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen (as The Blob)
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([March] 2009)
Black Beauty
Ambush Bug / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Keith Giffen (plot); Robert Loren Fleming (script)
- Pencils:
- Keith Giffen
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- Tony Tollin
- Letters:
- John Costanza
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- Ambush Bug (Origin); Superman; Ronald Morris (cameo); Jack Ryder (cameo); Bethany Snow (cameo); Dr. Derwood Denton (cameo); Ted Baxter (cameo); Brum-El; Larda; Mon-Grel
- Synopsis:
- Ambush Bug tells Superman the origin of his costume, which Supes thinks is ridiculous until he realizes it is the same as his own origin.
- Reprints:
- in Super-Team (Epix, 1992 series) #1/1992 (1992)
- in Showcase Presents Ambush Bug (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([March] 2009)
Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils:
- Alex Saviuk
- Inks:
- Dennis Jensen
- Colors:
- Tony Tollin
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
- Job Number:
- S-4455
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; Josh Coyle; Mr. Mxyzptlk
Action Reaction
letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Editing:
- Bob Rozakis
- Job Number:
- S-4525
Jimmy Olsen -- Blob
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Craig Boldman
- Pencils:
- Howard Bender
- Inks:
- Pablo Marcos
- Colors:
- Tony Tollin
- Letters:
- Milt Snapinn
- Job Number:
- S-4470
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jimmy Olson as the Blob; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Black Beauty
Ambush Bug -
2.
Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star!
Superman -
3.
Action Reaction
-
4.
Jimmy Olsen -- Blob
Superman
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