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 Unofficial Action Comics Index

Action Comics 550

ACTION COMICS #550

Cover Date: December 1983
Cover Price: $0.75
Publication Date: 1983-09-09

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Alex Saviuk (signed)
Inks: Mike DeCarlo (signed)
Colors: Anthony Tollin


Story: "The Day the Earth Exploded!" (25 Pages)

Credits:

PlotE. Nelson Bridwell
StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsGeorge Tuska
InksSal Trapani
ColorsGene D'Angelo
LetteringBen Oda
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between DC Comics Presents #64 and #65)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in DC Comics Presents #64; next in issue #551)
Lana Lang (last in Superman Vol. 1 #388; next in DC Comics Presents #65)
Josh Coyle (last in DC Comics Presents #62; next in Superman Vol. 1 #392)
Lewis Lang (last in Superman Vol. 1 #375; next in DC Comics Presents #66)

Villain(s):

The Exploder (first appearance)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
WGBS Building
New Guinea


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