Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #1072

Cover Date: December 2024
Cover Price: $4.99
Publication Date: 2024-10-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Clayton Henry
Colors: Tomeu Morey

Variant Covers: Cover B (Card Stock Variant) Art: Wes Craig Colors: Mike Spicer Cover C (Card Stock Variant) Art: Ibrahim Moustafa (signed) Cover D (1:25 Card Stock Variant) Art: Mark Spears (signed)

Story: "Phantoms, Part Three" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Mark Waid
Art	Clayton Henry, Michael Shelfer
Lettering	Dave Sharpe
Colors	Matt Herms
Assistant editing	Jillian Grant
Editing	Paul Kaminski

Feature Character(s):

Superman (Clark Kent; also in flashback to childhood)

Guest Star(s):

Mon-El (disguised as Xa-Du; also in flashback)

Supporting Character(s):

New Super-Man

Superboy

Kelex (last in ???)

Villain(s):

Aethyr (also in flashback to years ago following flashback in issue #1071 and preceding main story)

Xa-Du (also in flashback in between ??? and main story)

Unnamed inhabitants of the Phantom Zone

Other Character(s):

Kandorians (behind the scenes)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Power Girl (on a monitor)

Steel (on a monitor)

Superman (on a monitor)

Dominators (as statues)

A Durlan (as a statue)

Thanagarians (as statues)

Location(s):

Multiverse

Universe-0

Space Sector 2814:

Earth-0

Arctic Circle

Fortress of Solitude

Kandor

Phantom Zone

Val-Kon

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue

Solicitation:

The secret history of one of Superman's oldest friends, Mon-El, is revealed...and his deadly connection to Xa-Du, the Phantom King, leaves Superman speechless! The Man of Steel's mission into the corrupt heart of the Zone continues in the most shocking installment yet of the Action Comics weekly as the grand villain behind its peril stands poised to strike! Plus, Supergirl finds herself in pursuit of an assassin seeking justice of their own!

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Second Story: "New Mission, New Enemies" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Mariko Tamaki
Art	Skylar Patridge
Lettering	Becca Carey
Colors	Marissa Louise
Assistant editing	Jillian Grant
Senior editing	Brittany Holzherr
Group editing	Paul Kaminski

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl

Villain(s):

Unnamed alien assassins

Other Character(s):

"The Judge" (also in flashback preceding issue #1071; dies)

Location(s):

Multiverse

Universe-0

United Planets Thanagar Outpost

The Satellite High Court of Thanagar

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue

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