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ACTION COMICS #544
Cover Date: June 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Dick Giordano
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Tony Tollin |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman Vol. 1 #384 and #385)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (gains his new power armor; last in issue #542; next in Superman Vol. 1 #385)
- RX99 (one of Luthor's robots)
Other Character(s):
- Ardora (last in issue #365; dies)
- Lex Luthor, Jr. (first appearance; Lex Luthor and Ardora's son; dies)
- Lexorians (last in issue #365; Nogu and Nyhadall named; all die)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- United States of America
- Earth
- Unidentified Space Sector
- Lexor (destroyed)
Credits:
- George Pérez (art)
- E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting edits)
- Julius Schwartz (edits)
Comment(s):
- Pin-up of Lex Luthor in his new power armor, designed by George Pérez.
Credits:
- Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (script)
- typeset (letters)
- E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting edits)
- Julius Schwartz (edits)
Credits:
- Joe Shuster (script)
- Joe Shuster (art)
- Joe Shuster (letters)
- E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting edits)
- Julius Schwartz (edits)
Credits:
| Story | Marv Wolfman |
| Art | Gil Kane |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #209; next in issue #534)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #378; next in issue #534)
- Lana Lang (last/next in ???)
Villain(s):
Other Character(s):
- Citizens of Metropolis
- Inhabitants of Systus 2 (first appearance; majority killed by Brainiac, survivors conscripted into his army)
- Inhabitants of many unidentified worlds
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Omega Men (all in flashbacks)
- Lord Satanis (flashback)
- Lois Lane (flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- United States of America
- Earth
- Unidentified Space Sector(s)
- Systus 2 (a peaceful world with advanced technology brutally conquered by Brainiac; first appearance)
- Various unidentified planets
- on-board Brainiac's Skull-Ship (first appearance)
Comment(s):
- The story takes place over the course of a year as the new Brainiac is formed.
Credits:
- Ed Hannigan (pencils)
- Dick Giordano (inks)
- E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting edits)
- Julius Schwartz (edits)
Feature Character(s):
Comment(s):
- Pin-up of the new Brainiac, designed by Ed Hannigan.