Action Comics #1012 [Ben Oliver Variant Cover]

(August 2019)

[DC Universe's Swamp Thing TV Show] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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By Any Other Name... (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Brian Michael Bendis (credited)

Pencils

Szymon Kudranski (credited)

Inks

Szymon Kudranski (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Josh Reed (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's been...a development.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Strong; Gummy; Pretzel; Whisper; other unidentified crime gang members; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Robinson Goode [Red Cloud]; Perry White; General Sam Lane (image); Trish Q; unidentified Daily Planet staffers; Rose Forrest [Thorn]; Ms. Leone; Leviathan leader

Synopsis

With Superman off in space, the Invisible Mafia takes the opportunity to increase their criminal activities. At the Daily Planet, Robinson Goode follows up on a tip and interviews Rose Forrest, who tells Goode how her alter ego Thorn has been battling the increased criminal activity in Metropolis.

Reprints

• in Superman - Action Comics (Panini Deutschland, 2019 series) #3 - Lex Leviathan ([Mai] 2020)
• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2019 series) #3 - Leviathan Hunt ([June] 2020)
• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2020 series) #3 - Leviathan Hunt (2020 [January 2021])

Keywords

Daily Planet; Invisible Mafia

Indexer Notes

Superman's space mission with Jon and Jor-El is shown in Superman (DC, 2018 series) #10-12.
Rose Forrest incorrectly spelled Forest in this issue.

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