Action Comics #2 [Ethan Van Sciver Cover]
(December 2011)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2011-10-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941306377 00221
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Wil Moss (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Retailers were able to purchase as many copies of this variant edition as their lowest-ordered DCU title released during the same week.
This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 2011 series) #2 [Rags Morales Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ethan Van Sciver (credited)
Inks
Ethan Van Sciver (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
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Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 2011 series) #2 [Ethan Van Sciver Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (2011 series) #2 [Rags Morales Cover] Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (2011 series) #2 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (2011 series) #2 [Rags Morales Black & White Cover]
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Superman in Chains (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Rags Morales (credited); Brent Anderson (credited) (5 pp.)
Inks
Rick Bryant (credited); Brent Anderson (credited) (5 pp.)
Colors
Brad Anderson (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited as Patrick Brosseau)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How can anyone do what he's doing?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; General Sam Lane; Sgt. John Corben; Dr. John Henry Irons; Professor Vale
Synopsis
Superman escapes custody after General Lane and Lex Luthor perform a number of tests on him. While retrieving his cape on the way out of the complex, Superman spies a red and blue spaceship that calls to him, and which he promises to return for. In the aftermath, John Corben makes a decision about his future and Luthor makes a phone call to his mysterious ally.
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Indexer Notes

Per Rags Morales, he did not draw Lois in this issue, so Brent Anderson's pages presumably include 7, 10, and 18.

Inside the Action (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison; Rags Morales
Pencils
Rags Morales; Gene Ha; Grant Morrison
Inks
Rick Bryant; Gene Ha
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
typeset
Characters
Superman; Mr. Glenmorgan; Mrs. Nyxly; General Sam Lane; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Zara
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Indexer Notes

Insight into the development of the concepts behind the Action Comics relaunch from the creators.

Interviews by Sean T. Collins; design by Rob Clark, Jr.

Batman: Noel Special Sneak Preview (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman / preview (from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Pencils
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Inks
Lee Bermejo (credited)
Colors
Barbara Ciardo (credited)
Letters
Todd Klein (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Bob
Synopsis
Batman places a tracking device on Scrooge's man, but it leads to a dead end.

Indexer Notes

Preview of the cover and five interior pages from Batman: Noel (DC, 2011 series) #[nn].

Oct 05 2011 (Table of Contents: 4)

DC Comics All Access / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eddie Berganza (credited)
Pencils
Marcus To (credited); Gianluca Gugliotta (credited)
Inks
John Dell (credited); Wayne Faucher (credited)
Colors
Andrew Dalhouse (credited); Michael Atiyeh (credited as Mike Atiyeh)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ok, we told you last month that September was only the beginning!
Characters
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Power Girl [Karen Starr]
Synopsis
Eddie Berganza teases the Earth-2 Justice Society.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Superman in Chains
    Superman
  3. 2. Inside the Action
  4. 3. Batman: Noel Special Sneak Preview
    Batman
  5. 4. Oct 05 2011
    DC Comics All Access
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mauricio Moura
  • Jim Van Dore
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