Action Comics #657 [Newsstand]
(September 1990)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989304109 09
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor); Jonathan Peterson (associate)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #657 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kerry Gammill (signed)
Inks
Brett Breeding (signed)
Colors
Brett Breeding
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kids... Stop! Those toys... They're nothing but trouble!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
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Keywords
toys
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There Is a Happy Land... Far, Far Away (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Kerry Gammill
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Bill Oakley
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Inspector Bill Henderson; Judy Jessup; Inga; George Jessup; Mrs. Jessup; Emily; Ralph; Mick; Toyman [Winslow Schott] (villain); Lex Luthor (villain); Intergang (villain); Ugly Mannheim (villain); Mr. Jennings (villain); Morgan Edge (villain, flashback)
Synopsis
Toyman kidnaps children of Lexcorp’s top executives to get revenge against Lex Luthor.
Reprints

CapriSun 100% Natural Presents The Adventure - Part V: One Good Fern Deserves Another (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

CapriSun 100% Natural / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Re: Action / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Eury
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Matthew J. Smith, R. Kevin Doyle, Glenn Boreham, Jody Wayde Hamby, Glenn V. Morrison, Mark Phillips, George Kinnson and Kevin J. Conley - and responses from Michael Eury. Preview of covers to SUPERMAN #48, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #471 and ACTION COMICS #658.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Kids... Stop! Those toys... They're nothing but trouble!"]
    Superman
  2. 1. There Is a Happy Land... Far, Far Away
    Superman
  3. 2. CapriSun 100% Natural Presents The Adventure - Part V: One Good Fern Deserves Another
    CapriSun 100% Natural
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Re: Action
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