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Issue: Action Comics #544
Publication Date: June 1983
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Issues: #544 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/01/1983
Volume: 46
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 45th anniversary issue featuring origins of the new-look Brainiac and Luthor.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600, 700)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of the New Luthor & Brainiac!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSuperman #22 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1983 published September 1983
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics Annual #[nn] published January 1984
as The Cosmos-Quacking Origins of the New Luthor & Brainiac! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of the New Luthor and Brainiac! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-4115
Disclose Notes: Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
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Luthor Unleashed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1983 published September 1983
as Luthor rächt sich [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperserien #5/1984 published January 1984
as Luthor løper løpsk! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #50 [Direct Sales] published July 1984
as Luthor Unleashed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman vs. Lex Luthor #[nn] published August 2006
as Luthor Unleashed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 28
Job Number: S-4145
Disclose Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The New Luthor

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperserien #5/1984 published January 1984
as Den nye Luthor [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman vs. Lex Luthor #[nn] published August 2006
as The New Luthor [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-4161
Disclose 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.
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Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe History of the DC Universe #[nn] [unnamed variant] published June 1988
as Dear Superman: A Reminiscence [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]text
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: S-4120
Disclose 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.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Congratulations, Superman!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics [Nestlé Quik 10¢ Cover] #1 published January 1983
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics 1 Reprint [Death of Superman] #[nn] published January 1992
as In Flight [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-4146
Disclose Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Rebirth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #52 published January 1983
as Wiedergeburt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman vs. Brainiac #[nn] published January 2008
as Rebirth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] published January 2013
as Rebirth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Job Number: S-4150
Disclose Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The New Brainiac

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Brainiac
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #52 published January 1983
as Der neue Brainiac! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-4150
Disclose 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.

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