Action Comics #862 [Direct Sales]
(April 2008)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2008-02-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200019 86211
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Part Five (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gary Frank (signed)
Inks
Gary Frank (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Rainbow Girl; Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Stone Boy]
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Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Chapter 5: Revenge of the Rejects (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns
Pencils
Gary Frank
Inks
Jon Sibal
Colors
Dave McCaig; Hi-Fi
Letters
Rob Leigh

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Polar Boy; Justice League [Earth-Man [Absorbancy Boy]; Spider-Girl; Tusker; Golden Boy; Storm Boy; Radiation Roy]; Eye-Ful Ethel; Chameleon Girl [Yera Allon]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Rainbow Girl; Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Stone Boy]; Night Girl (flashback, cameo); Phantom Girl (flashback, cameo); Chameleon Boy (flashback, cameo); Triplicate Girl (flashback, cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart] (cameo); Shadow Lass (cameo); Lightning Lass (cameo); Timber Wolf (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo)
Synopsis
In the 31st century, as Superman and his Legion colleagues return to Earth, he decides to call in the Legion of Substitute-Heroes to run interference for them. They do, attacking Justice League headquarters with a space bus. Meanwhile, Superman's team sneaks in, and find the missing Legionnaires, along with the crystal tablet that proclaimed that Superman was human, and it appears genuine. They also find Sun Boy, and discover the machine he's attached to has changed the sun's color. They also find Chameleon Girl, but as she gets close, they discover that it's really Earth-Man, who attacks them. Earth-Man confronts Superman, whom he hates for being accepted by the Legion when he wasn't. They fight, which Earth-Man gains the upper hand with all the Legionnaires stolen powers versus a powerless Superman. But Superman takes the fight "outside", to Earth orbit.
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Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. The Kryptonese text on the crystal tablet on page 15 reads "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN".

DC Nation 102 [February 27, 2008] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 9 pages (report information)

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Part Five
    Superman
  2. 1. Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Chapter 5: Revenge of the Rejects
    Superman
  3. 2. DC Nation 102 [February 27, 2008]
    DC Nation
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [Ads]
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  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Martin Olsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore