Action Comics
#891
[Direct Sales]
(September 2010)
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- Pages
- 44
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2010-07-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941200019 89111
- Editing
- Matt Idelson (editor); Wil Moss (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
Horror Awaits in Luthor's Lab!
Lex Luthor / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- David Finch (signed)
- Inks
- Matt Banning (signed as Batt)
- Colors
- Peter Steigerwald (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Super-Frankenstein's Monster
- Reprints
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in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([May] 2011) - in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2011 [April 2012])
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- Keywords
- bondage; mad scientists
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The Black Ring Part Two
Lex Luthor / comic story / 30 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Og (dream); Mister Mind; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Big Blue (dream); Deathstroke (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Lex is forced to dream various scenarios by Mister Mind: A caveman bringing fire to his people, Dr. Frankenstein, a western sheriff, and Super-Lex. But Lex is able to fashion the dreams himself, and eventually is able to take control and kick Mister Mind off of the building's roof. Despite not knowing who is behind Mister Mind, Luthor continues his quest for the Black Lantern ring energy, and hires a guide to the first location.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([May] 2011)
- in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2011 [April 2012])
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Indexer Notes
Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.
The credits are done with caveman prefixes: cro-magnon writer, prehistoric pencillers, immemorial inkers, primeval colorist, antediluvian letter, olden cover artists, aboriginal asst. editor, and superannuated editor.
Sometimes the Light Reveals the Darkest Secrets
promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Teaser house ad for Brightest Day. Appears on pages 12 and 13 in this issue.
Last Will
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors / preview (from the publisher) / 5 pages
- Script
- Peter J. Tomasi
- Pencils
- Lee Bermejo; Fernando Pasarin
- Inks
- Lee Bermejo; Cam Smith
- Colors
- Randy Mayor
- Letters
- Steve Wands
- Editing
- Adam Schlagman
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Kilowog]
- Reprints
- from Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (DC, 2010 series) #1 (October 2010), #1 (October 2010) [preview of cover and first 4 pages]
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Hey, DC Nation! [July 28, 2010]
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ian previews an image of an unknown woman for an unrevealed series (at the time, later revealed to be Batwoman #1). Appears on page 42 in this issue.
[Ads]
advertisement / 5 pages
Indexer Notes
Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Despicable Me The Books (books, Little, Brown and Company), Our Cover... or Yours? - Hero Factory (2 pages, sweepstakes, Lego), Big Problems call for Big Solutions: Hero Factory (toys, Lego), and Unnatural History (TV, Cartoon Network). Appear in various places in this issue.
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0.
Horror Awaits in Luthor's Lab!
Lex Luthor -
1.
The Black Ring Part Two
Lex Luthor -
2.
Sometimes the Light Reveals the Darkest Secrets
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3.
Last Will
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors -
4.
Hey, DC Nation! [July 28, 2010]
DC Nation -
5.
[Ads]
- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Thomas Johnson
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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