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Action Comics 542

ACTION COMICS #542

Cover Date: April 1983
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1983-01-04

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "Savage Awakening!" (23 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in issue #549; next in Superman Vol. 1 #383)

Supporting Character(s):

Bill Henderson (last in Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #11/2; next in issue #543)
Jimmy Olsen (last in issue #549; next in Superman Vol. 1 #383)
Lana Lang (last in issue #549; next in Superman Vol. 1 #383)
Lois Lane (last in issue #549; next in Superman Vol. 1 #383)
Perry White (last in issue #549; next in Superman Vol. 1 #383)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in Superman Annual Vol. 1 #9; next in issue #544)
Vandal Savage (in between issues #516 and #543)
Vandal Savage's employees at Abraxas
unidentified alien invaders (only spaceship seen)
a group of terrorists (first appearance of all; Carlos named)
unidentified robbers
The Laser Erasers (first appearance; next in issue #546)

Other Character(s):

Vandal Savage's Superman robots (first appearance for all; all destroyed by Superman)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

A month passes over the course of this issue.


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