Action Comics #9 [Combo-Pack]

(July 2012)

The Curse of Superman (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Grant Morrison

Pencils

Gene Ha

Inks

Gene Ha

Colors

Art Lyon

Letters

Pat Brosseau

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [President Calvin Ellis; Kalel] (Earth-23, origin); Brainiac (Earth-23, a computer); Justice League [Batman (Earth-23); Cyborg (Earth-23); Green Lantern (Earth-23); Vixen (Earth-23); Wonder Woman [Nubia] (Earth-23)]; Courtney (Earth-23); Jorel (Earth-23); Lara (Earth-23); Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (Earth-23, villain)

Synopsis

Earth 23's Superman battles Luthor, and then gets his help to stop an evil Superman from another Earth where Superman is a thought-creation.

Reprints

• in Superman - Action Comics (DC, 2012 series) #2 - Bulletproof ([July] 2013)
• in Superman - Action Comics (DC, 2013 series) #2 - Bulletproof (2013 [February 2014])
• in Superman: World Against Superman (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)

Keywords

Earth-23; Krypton

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

American Ninja Warrior / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

B. Clay Moore

Pencils

Mike Bowden

Inks

Mike Bowden

Colors

Rex Lokus

Letters

Wes Abbott

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rookie patrolman Mike Cartwright has been pushing his luck

Genre

sports; superhero

Characters

Mike Cartwright; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of a strip advertising the American Ninja Warrior series on channel G4.

We Can Be Heroes (Table of Contents: 3)

Justice League / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; superhero

Characters

Justice League [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]

Executive Power (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Sholly Fisch

Pencils

Cully Hamner

Inks

Cully Hamner

Colors

Dave McCaig

Letters

Carlos M. Mangual

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [President Calvin Ellis; Kalel] (Earth-23); Courtney (Earth-23); Dr. John Henry Irons (Earth-23); General Heywood (Earth-23); Tom (Earth-23); Vicki (Earth-23); Wonder Woman [Nubia] (Earth-23); President Harrat (Earth-23)

Synopsis

The Superman of Earth 23 stops the nuclear program of the Qurac of his world.

Reprints

• in Superman - Action Comics (DC, 2012 series) #2 - Bulletproof ([July] 2013)
• in Superman - Action Comics (DC, 2013 series) #2 - Bulletproof (2013 [February 2014])

The Second Wave of DC Comics - The New 52 Starts Now (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ivan Reis; George Pérez; Jim Lee; ?

Inks

Joe Prado; George Pérez; ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Introduction to the Second Wave of DC Comics - Earth 2 #1, Worlds' Finest #1, Batman, Incorporated #1, G.I. Combat #1, The Ravagers #1 and Dial H for Hero #1.
Cover previews for Action Comics #10, Earth 2 #1, Superboy #10, Supergirl #10, Superman #10 and Worlds' Finest #1.

May 02, 2012 (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Ian Sattler

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ian Sattler talks about the launch of the new Vertigo App. He also talks about four new series from Vertigo - Fairest, Saucer Country, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child and The New Deadwardians.