Action Comics #1037 [Julian Totino Tedesco Cardstock Variant Cover]

(January 2022)

The Warworld Saga Part 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

The Authority; Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Phillip Kennedy Johnson (credited)

Pencils

Miguel Mendonça (credited)

Inks

Miguel Mendonça (credited)

Colors

Adriano Lucas (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

Editing

Jillian Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Mike Cotton (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Apollo; Steel [Natasha Irons]; Lightray [Lia Nelson]; Midnighter; O.M.A.C.; Manchester Black; Enchantress; Mongul [Mongul-Who-Is]; Teacher; Mother; Orphan; Darling; Unmade; Lord Premier Thaaros (Durlan); IiLrihs; Thel-Khun-Ol; unnamed Dhorian; unnamed Dominator; unnamed Tamaranean; unnamed Khund; unnamed Thanagarian; other unnamed aliens

Synopsis

Superman and the Authority face off against Mongul and his warriors. While the United Planets hesitates to send in their forces to help, the tide of the battle turns against Superman and his team.

Reprints

• in Superman Infinite (Urban Comics, 2022 series) #3 - La saga du Warworld (juin 2022)
• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2022 series) #2 - The Arena ([November] 2022)

Keywords

United Planets; Warworld

A Face in the Crowd (Table of Contents: 2)

Martian Manhunter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Shawn Aldridge (credited)

Pencils

Adriana Melo (credited)

Inks

Adriana Melo (credited)

Colors

Hi-Fi (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

Editing

Jillian Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Mike Cotton (credited) (senior editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Detective Jack Certa; Peters; Gwendolyn Heath; Human Flame (real name unrevealed, intro)

Synopsis

J'onn helps to investigate a museum theft with a connection to his past and encounters a familiar enemy.

Reprints

• in Superman: Action Comics (DC, 2022 series) #2 - The Arena ([November] 2022)

Keywords

Idol Head of Diabolu

Indexer Notes

J'onn's apartment number is shown to be #225, an homage to J'onn's first appearance in Detective Comics #225. Detective Certa appears to be an homage to Joe Certa, who illustrated early Martian Manhunter stories. J'onn's apartment complex is named Middlentown Apartments, which is similar to Middleton, Colorado, where the early Martian Manhunter stories were set.

J'onn is shown to use multiple secret identities.

The Human Flame in this story is not the same Human Flame who has appeared in the past. As revealed in the next issue, this is someone new who was given the armor of the previous Human Flame.