Action Comics #544 [Direct]

(June 1983)

Luthor Unleashed! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-4145

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora (death); Lex Luthor, Jr. (death)

Synopsis

Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time. Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. While Superman figures out how to deal with the revenge plot, Luthor stabilizes the core of Lexor with a "neutrarod" so it is not destroyed by internal stresses. Superman finally arrives on Lexor to fight once again with Luthor, but in the fight Luthor disrupts the rod, destroying the planet and killing his wife and son.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1983 (26. September 1983)
• in Superserien (Semic, 1982 series) #5/1984 (uke 17 1984)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #50 (July 1984)
• in Superman - Collection Anniversaire (Sage - Sagédition, 1984 series) #2 (2ème trimestre 1985)
• in Superman vs. Lex Luthor (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
• in Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [February 2016])

Keywords

Lexor

Indexer Notes

Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The New Luthor (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Pérez

Inks

George Pérez

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-4161

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• in Superserien (Semic, 1982 series) #5/1984 (uke 17 1984)
• in Superman - Collection Anniversaire (Sage - Sagédition, 1984 series) #2 (2ème trimestre 1985)
• in Superman vs. Lex Luthor (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)

Indexer Notes

George Perez is credited as designer of Luthor's new costume. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman! (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-4120

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in The History of the DC Universe (DC, 1988 series) ([June] 1988) [text]
• in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)

Indexer Notes

Siegel recounts the origins of Superman. Also includes "A Message from Joe Shuster", who writes about the Superman illustration he drew for the anniversary issue.

Job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records list page count as "4" which counts the Shuster Superman drawing immediately following the piece.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joe Shuster (signed)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Joe Shuster (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Shuster (signed)

Job Number

S-4146

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Congratulations, Superman!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Reprints

• in Action Comics [Nestlé Quik 10¢ Cover] (DC, 1983 series) #1 (1983)
• in Action Comics 1 Reprint [Death of Superman] (DC, 1992 series) (1992)

Indexer Notes

Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Rebirth! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Gil Kane

Inks

Gil Kane

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

S-4150

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Brainiac; The Omega Men [Kalista; Primus; Broot; Nimbus; Harpis] (cameo); Lord Satanis (flashback)

Synopsis

With Superman's unwitting help, Brainiac escapes his prison, experiences the depth and breadth of the universe, and reforms as an entirely new kind of being. Then Brainiac lures Superman to Systus 2, where he robs the hero of his powers, and greets him in his new form for the first time.

Reprints

• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #52 (1983)
• in Superman vs. Brainiac (DC, 2008 series) (2008 [January 2009])
• in Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane (DC, 2012 series) (2012 [March 2013])
• in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #87 - Superman - Panik am Himmel ([Oktober 2016])
• in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

Indexer Notes

Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The New Brainiac (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Hannigan

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

S-4150

Genre

superhero

Characters

Brainiac

Reprints

• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #52 (1983)

Indexer Notes

Hannigan is credited as designer of the updated Brainiac. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.