Action Comics #827 [Direct Sales]

(July 2005)

Strange Attractors Part One (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Gail Simone (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Nelson (credited)

Colors

Guy Major (credited)

Letters

Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Doctor Polaris; Repulse [split personality of Doctor Polaris] (intro); Aura [Lindsay Wah]; Superboy (cameo); Hero [Hero Cruz] (cameo); Half-Life [Byron Stark] (cameo); Willis (intro); Josef Schuman (intro); Lt. Lupe Teresa Leocadio-Escudero (cameo)

Synopsis

A woman with magnetic powers named Repulse almost kills Aura (from Superboy and the Ravers). Meanwhile, Superman rescues a small village in Africa from raiders and then brings Lois breakfast. A "fight" breaks out in Metropolis between Repulse and Dr. Polaris, with Jimmy and Mr. Schuman covering the story. Superman intervenes, whisks Dr. Polaris away, and tells him Repulse doesn't exist. Dr. Polaris then attacks Superman, speaking as Repulse.

Reprints

• in Superman: Strange Attractors (DC, 2006 series) ([July] 2006) [minus the title, credits, and next issue blurb, and an editor's note from page 4]
• in Superman (Panini France, 2005 series) #13 - Comme un aimant (juillet 2006)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

DC In Demand 05.05 (Table of Contents: 2)

DC in Demand / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ads for next issue, All Star Batman and Robin #1, Batman Villains Secret Files 2005, Birds of Prey #82, and Teen Titans #24. Appears on page 36 in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 16 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 14 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Juicy Fruit (gum, Wrigley's), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigleys), Magic: The Gathering tournaments (card game, Wizards of the Coast), i am My Antidrug (Partnership for a Drug-Free America), King James starring LeBron James (webisode, Powerade), Batman Begins the Videogame (game, Electronic Arts), Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (book, Hyperion Books), Super Friends Season 2/Batman: The Animated Series Season 3 (video, WB), Magic: The Gathering Super Series (card game, Wizards of the Coast), Big League Chew (bubble gum), Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith (game, LucasArts), GameRiot (video game expo and competition, Nesquick), heroScape Writer Search (sweepstakes, Milton Bradley, 2 pages), Jamster (ring tones and wallpaper), and Power Pads (acne pads, Stri-Dex). Appear in various places in this issue.