Action Comics #901 [Newsstand]
(July 2011)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
070989304109 01
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Wil Moss (associate editor)

Issue Notes

"Printed by Quad/Graphics, Montreal, QC, Canada. 05/13/11."
This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #901 [Direct Sales]. There exist further variants:

Reign of the Doomsdays (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kenneth Rocafort (signed)
Inks
Kenneth Rocafort (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy [Kon-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator; Doomsday
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Indexer Notes

The signature is partially obscured by the title at the bottom (it's more readable on the solicitation cover). The cover also contains a promo at the top for the Green Lantern movie, in theaters June 17th.

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Reign of the Doomsdays Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Cornell
Pencils
Kenneth Rocafort (pages 1-10, 18-20); Jesús Merino (pages 11-17)
Inks
Kenneth Rocafort (pages 1-10, 18-20); Jesús Merino (pages 11-17)
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
Rob Leigh
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Doomsday; Doomsday [clones]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy [Kon-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator; Doomslayer; US President Barack Obama (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman and his crew face three Doomsday clones in a spaceship that is shooting towards Earth and could collide. Superman tries to stop the ship but is stopped by the Doomslayer, who takes out the Eradicator.
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Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. President Obama is not named in the story, but publicity surrounding the issue from DC did specifically name him.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Reign of the Doomsdays
    Superman
  2. 1. Reign of the Doomsdays Part 1
    Superman
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