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ACTION COMICS #523
Cover Date: September 1981
Cover Price: $.50
Publication Date: 1981-05-26
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #194; next in Adventure Comics #485)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Family #209/5; next in DC Special Series #26)
- Josh Coyle (last in Superman Vol. 1 #363; next in World's Finest Comics #275)
- Lana Lang (in between Superman Vol. 1 #363 and #364)
- Lois Lane (last in Justice League of America #194; next in DC Special Series #26)
- Oscar Asherman (in between Superman Vol. 1 #348 and #375)
- Perry White (last in Superman Family #209/5; next in DC Special Series #26)
- Steve Lombard (next in World's Finest Comics #271)
Villain(s):
- an unidentified alien race (first appearance; an advanced species which steals the nucleic energy of athletes from other worlds)
Other Character(s):
- Mr. and Mrs. Lombard (first appearance of both; Steve Lombard's parents)
- the Playgate Glamour Girls (first appearance of all)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Unidentified Space Sector
- an unidentified planet
Credits:
| Story | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Alex Saviuk |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Lettering | John Costanza |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Alpheus V. Hyatt (in between issues #522/2 and #524/2
- Jean Loring (last in Justice League of America #188/2; next in issue #524/2)
Villain(s):
- Calculator (in between issues #522/2 and #524/2)
Other Character(s):
- Jack Douglas Palmer (name not given; Ray Palmer's father; earliest chronological appearance, September 21, 1938)
- Mary (Ray Palmer's mother; earliest chronological appearance, September 21, 1938; see Comments)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- As revealed in the next issue, this part of this story in the "present" takes place on June 17th, 1981.
- Ray Palmer recognizes the man and woman who would ultimately marry and become his parents. Though his father is not named in this story, his mother is named Mary while she is named Susan in other sources.