Action Comics, #842 Newsstand
Published: October 2006
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Issue Contents:
Aliens Are Stealing Our Stuff
Characters
- Superman
- the Auctioneer
- Killer Frost
- Parasite
- Catman
- Livewire
Credits
- Script: Kurt Busiek
- Pencils: Dave Gibbons
- Inks: Dave Gibbons
- Colors: Moose Baumann
Story Notes
Kurt Busiek confirmed to Allen Ross at the Baltimore Comic-Con on 2006-09-10 that he wrote the cover copy for this cover.
Back in Action Part 2 Action & Reaction
Storyline
The Auctioneer's robots begin to kidnap metahumans.
Characters
- Superman
- The Auctioneer
- Teen Titans [Kid Devil
- Robin [Tim Drake]
- Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]
- Cyborg
- Ravager
- Flash [Bart Allen]]
- Wonder Woman
- Batman (cameo)
- Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]
- Catwoman (cameo)
- Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes] (cameo)
- Knockout (cameo)
- Catman (cameo)
- Hourman [Rick Tyler] (cameo)
- Stargirl (cameo)
- Nightwing
- Firestorm [Jason Rusch]
- Blue Jay
- Skyrocket
- Veteran
- Livewire
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
- Packaging Unit Tau-Tau 7
- Meg Tempest (cameo)
- Lois Lane (cameo)
- Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
- General Hastings
- Sabrina McCaffey
Credits
- Script: Kurt Busiek
- Script: Fabian Nicieza
- Pencils: Pete Woods
- Inks: Pete Woods
- Colors: Jan Solheim
- Letters: Olga Urbansky
Story Notes
Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.
DC Nation: #24 [August 30, 2006]
Credits
- Script: Dan DiDio
Story Notes
Dan shows pictures from the San Diego Comic-Con, and mentions the upcoming Baltimore Comic-Con. Ads for Action Comics #843, Justice #7, Trials of Shazam #1, and Action Comics #842. Appears on page 38 in this issue.
Ads (1)
Story Notes
Total of 16 one-page ads for: Captain Underpants (books, Scholastic), Let play out, Let adventure in (Verb), Wonka Laffy Taffy (candy, Nestle), Cars The Videogame (game, Buena Vista Games), Justice League (frozen novelties), Lego Batman Set #7783 and 7784 with Secret Files and Origins of The Batcave (toy, Lego), Wonka Sour Nerds (candy, Nestle), Scooby Doo Push-Up (frozen Slushy, Nestle), Avatar Secret of the Fire Nation (TV movie, Nickelodeon), Avatar the Last Airbender (products, Nickelodeon), Monster House (video game, THQ), OK To Play? (video game ratings, Entertainment Software Rating Board), YinYangYo (TV, Jetix), The Replacements (TV, Disney), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley), and Brother Bear 2 (DVD, Disney). Appear in various places in this issue.