Action Comics, #873 Newsstand
Published: March 2009
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Issue Contents:
Lex Luthor Faces of Evil
New Krypton Part 10: Birth of a Nation
Storyline
Luthor and General Lane discuss the Kryptonian situation. The battle has begun over Kandor. The heroes have some success against the Kryptonians, but suddenly the city is dislodged from the Arctic ice, a dome appears over it, and all the Kandorians enter it (with Supergirl too). The city then takes off into space, grows crystals under it, and forms a planet, settling in orbit opposite to Earth's orbit around the sun. With the immediate threat gone, Superman visits with his family in Smallville. Agent Liberty spies on Luthor and General Lane, but is detected and killed by Superwoman. Supergirl is assigned quarters on New Krypton by Alura, but Alura ends up discussing her daughter with Zod, Ursa, and Non.
Characters
- Superman
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
- Alura
- Lex Luthor
- General Sam Lane
- Doomsday (corpse)
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Green Lantern [John Stewart]
- Starman [Thom Kallor] (cameo)
- Power Girl (cameo)
- Wonder Woman (cameo)
- Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders] (cameo)
- Star Girl (cameo)
- Steel (cameo)
- Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo)
- The Guardian [Jim Harper clone] (cameo)
- Commander Gor
- Kryptonians
- Zatanna Zatara
- Dr. Fate [Kent V. Nelson] (cameo)
- Zachary Zatara (cameo)
- Jakeem Thunder (cameo)
- Shazam [Freddy Freeman]
- Zor-El (flashback, cameo)
- Agent Liberty (death)
- Steve Lombard (cameo)
- Ron Troupe (cameo)
- Catherine Grant (cameo)
- Perry White (cameo)
- Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
- Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo)
- Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo)
- Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo)
- Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt] (cameo)
- Vixen (cameo)
- Sand (cameo)
- Wildcat [Ted Grant] (cameo)
- Superwoman [?]
- Bizarro Superman (cameo)
- Parasite (cameo)
- Toyman [Winslow Schott] (cameo)
- Prankster (cameo)
- Mon-El (cameo)
- Bizarro Lois (cameo)
- Brainiac (cameo)
- Lana Lang (cameo)
- Martha Kent (cameo)
- Lois Lane (cameo)
- Krypto (cameo)
- Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo)
- General Zod (cameo)
- Non (cameo)
- Ursa (cameo)
- Metallo (cameo)
- Reactron (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Geoff Johns
- Pencils: Pete Woods
- Pencils: Litomilano
- Inks: Pete Woods
- Inks: Karl Schrader
- Colors: Albert Zemora
- Colors: Jan Solheim
- Letters: Rob Leigh
Story Notes
Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #683.
Greetings, DC Nation! [January 14, 2009]
Credits
- Script: Roy Threadgill
Story Notes
Ian discusses what is going on in the Teen Titans, Titans, and Terror Titans books, and the crossover with Vigilante. Ad for Action Comics #874. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
House Advertisements (1)
Story Notes
House ads for: The Spirit hardcover collections, Trinity, Watchman collections, All-Star Superman 2 hardcover, Faces of Evil promotion, DC Comics Classics Library, and Black Lightning: Year One. Appear in various places in this issue.
Ads (1)
Story Notes
Total of 3 one-page ads for: DragonBall Origins (video game, Funimation Entertainment); New York City ComicCon no. 4 (comic convention, Reed Exhibitions), and Disney XD (TV, Disney). Appear in various places in this issue.