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Action Comics, #890 Newsstand

Published: August 2010

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Lex Luthor
Credits
The Black Ring Part One
Story 1 30 pages superhero
Storyline

Luthor has been kidnapped and hung upside-down off the top of a building. He flashes back to how he got into the situation, starting with his quest to get back the power of a Black Lantern Ring. He and his robot assistant Lois had tracked down the locations of residual black ring energy, but were stopped by the kidnapping. Luthor discovers the brain behind his capture was Mister Mind.

Characters
  • Lex Luthor
  • Spalding
  • Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (introduction)
  • Sasky
  • Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback, cameo)
  • Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback, cameo)
  • Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback, cameo)
  • Mera (flashback, cameo)
  • Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo)
  • Scarecrow (flashback, cameo)
  • Sinestro (flashback, cameo)
  • Superman (simulation)
  • Larfleeze (simulation)
  • Guardian (simulation)
  • Brainiac (simulation)
  • Congorilla (simulation)
  • Joker (simulation)
  • Black Canary (simulation)
  • Martian Manhunter (simulation)
  • Darkseid (simulation)
  • Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo)
  • John Henry Irons [Steel] (cameo)
  • Superboy [Kon-El] (cameo)
  • Krypto (cameo)
  • Mister Mind (cameo)
Credits
Story Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

Well? What Did You Think? [June 30, 2010]
Story 2 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Ian talks about Batman #700, Superman #700, and Wonder Woman #600, and J. Michael Straczynski taking over the Superman and Wonder Woman titles. Appears on page 42 in this issue.

House Advertisements (1)
Story 3 7 pages
Story Notes

House ads for: Batman #701, Blackest Night hardcover, Justice League of America #46/Justice Society of America #41, Batman and Robin #13, What's Next - Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading (Batwoman: Elegy/Flash: Rebirth), Batman Black and White Arkham Asylum statue (first printing only)/Wonder Woman #601 (second printing only), and Brightest Day. Appear in various places in this issue.

Ads (1)
Story 4 5 pages
Story Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja (book, Little, Brown and Company), Unnatural History (TV, Cartoon Network, 2 pages), Let's Look Out For Each Other (Surfrider Foundation, first printing only)/Despicable Me The Books (books, Little, Brown and Company, second printing only), and Big Problems call for Big Solutions: Hero Factory (toys, Lego). Appear in various places in this issue.