Action Comics
#570
[Newsstand]
(August 1985)
- Price:
- 0.75 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Barcode:
- 0709893041008
- 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
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The Mystery of Jimmy Olsen's Alter Ego
Superman / comic story / 16 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger (page 1-6); Dave Hunt (page 7-16)
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Duncan Andrews
- Job Number:
- S-4636
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Dr. Morton; Lois Lane; Inspector Henderson
- Synopsis:
- Dr. Morton's machine accidentally gives Jimmy Olsen's ego physical form and super powers.
[no title indexed]
Action Reaction / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bob Rozakis; Laurie Rozakis
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- S-4659
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from David Pulleyback, Ralf Silver, Billy Ford, Barb Schroeder, Richard Ranke, Charles D. Brown, Jef Peckham; Bob Fischer.
The Superman Who Came to Dinner
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Craig Boldman
- Pencils:
- Howard Bender
- Inks:
- Pablo Marcos
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Albert De Guzman
- Job Number:
- S-4644
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Martin Weems; Helen Weems
- Synopsis:
- When Superman accidentally infects Martin Weems with a space virus he makes himself a house-guest at his home so he can try to cure him.
- Reprints:
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1985 (21. Oktober 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
Meanwhile... / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Dick Giordano
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Includes a checklist of DC titles on sale the week of May 30th, 1985.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Who Is Alter Ego ?
Superman -
1.
The Mystery of Jimmy Olsen's Alter Ego
Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Action Reaction -
3.
The Superman Who Came to Dinner
Superman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Meanwhile...
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Mike Nielsen
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- 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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