Action Comics #553 [Newsstand]
(March 1984)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-12-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893041003
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #553 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

The World at Time's End! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed as GK)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Job Number
S-4291
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Cave Carson; Rip Hunter; Dolphin; Congorilla; Dane Dorrance
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Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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The World at Time's End! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
S-4288
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Forgotten Heroes [Rip Hunter; Cave Carson; Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Dane Dorrance; Dolphin; Congorilla; Rick Flagg; Immortal Man]; Vandal Savage
Synopsis
Immortal Man reveals his shared origin with Vandal Savage. Superman joins the Forgotten Heroes in stopping Vandal Savage's killer plants and the mysterious alien golden temples found around the world. But Superman does not appear to have survived the final battle!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Action Reaction / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The World at Time's End!
    Superman
  2. 1. The World at Time's End!
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Action Reaction
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