Action Comics, #839 Newsstand
Published: July 2006
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Issue Contents:
Up, Up, and Away! Part 6
Characters
- Lex Luthor
Credits
- Pencils: Terry Dodson
- Inks: Rachel Dodson
- Colors: Alex Sinclair
Story Notes
A "1 Year Later" tie-in.
Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Six This Looks Like a Job...
Storyline
Luthor brings a spaceship that was buried in the Earth's core to the surface.
Characters
- Superman
- Superman (Earth 2, flashback, cameo)
- Superboy Prime (flashback, cameo)
- Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt] (flashback cameo)
- Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (flashback cameo)
- Lois Lane
- Livewire
- Silver Banshee
- Bloodsport
- Riot
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang (flashback, cameo)
- Pete Ross (flashback, cameo)
- Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo)
- Martha Kent (flashback, cameo)
- Perry White
- Josef Schuman (cameo)
- Connie (Daily Planet reporter, cameo)
- Lex Luthor
- Toyman
Credits
- Script: Geoff Johns
- Script: Kurt Busiek
- Pencils: Litomilano
- Inks: Litomilano
- Colors: Litomilano
- Letters: Rob Leigh
Story Notes
Story continued from Superman (2006 series) #652 and continues in Superman (2006 series) #653. There is mention of a reporter named Bratton, a reference to Percy Bratton pre-Crisis. This issue features the post-Crisis debut of Superman's super-intelligence. The Kryptonian text on page 19 is translated as follows: panel 1: "DREADNOUGHT-CLASS CRAFT DESIGNATED 'DOOMSDAY.' UNDER COMMAND OF ADMIRALTY OFFICER DRU-ZOD. AWAITING AUTHORIZATION VOICEPRINT." Panel 3: "OVERRIDE ACCEPTED. WELCOME, COMMANDER."
Credits
- Script: Dan DiDio
Story Notes
Dan discusses DC's dodgeball and softball teams. Ads for Superman #653, 52 #4, Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #1, and Superman/Batman #26. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
House Advertisement (1)
Story Notes
House ad for: Teen Titans Go. Appears on page 17 in this issue.
How Will Yellowball Move You?
Ads (1)
Story Notes
Total of 10 one-page and 1 half-page ads for: Do The Volcano Dance (Lilo and Stitch Book Series, Disney Press), Bubble Tape Giveaway (sweepstakes, Wrigley), Rampage: Total Destruction (video game, Midway), You Can Help CinnaMon Find His Way to the Apple Jacks (cereal, Kellogg's), Avatar Book 1 Volume 3 (DVD, Paramount, Nickelodeon, 1/2 page), Yu-Gi-Oh Online (USB Duelpass key, Konami), Batwing Lego Batman Set #7782 with Secret Files and Origins of Batman (toy, Lego), Justice League (frozen novelties), New Super Mario Bros (video game, Nintendo), Big League Chew (gum), and Push-Up (frozen slushy, Nestle). Appear in various places in the issue.