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Action Comics, #824 Direct Sales

Published: April 2005

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Issue Contents:
Superman vs. Preus... Winner Take Earth!

Story Featuring Superman

Credits
Old Man, New World

Story Featuring Superman

"Justice League watchtower. The moon."

Storyline

Preus has captured both the Martian Manhunter and Jimmy Olsen, and uses Jimmy's watch to signal Superman. He is attacked by missiles, then by a suicide bomber, and by a mob of Preus' followers. Finally, Preus himself attacks. Superman manages to free Jimmy and the Martian Manhunter, and then tries to use Kryptonite on Preus with no success. The Martian Manhunter senses that something in Preus' armor is helping him, so Superman pulls it off, weakening Preus to the edge of death. Superman takes him to Metropolis to try to get to S.T.A.R. Labs to save his life, but is confronted by Gog.

Credits
Story Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. J. D. Finn is apparently a pseudonym, but it is not known for who. Some had speculated it might be Chuck Austen, but, in an interview published on Comic Book Resources on 2006-02-14, Chuck denies being J.D. Finn, and thinks it's editor Eddie Berganza. Whoever it is, might have chosen JD Finn from JD Salinger and Huck Finn.

Will Eisner The True Spirit of Comics
Credits
Story Notes

Tribute to the late Will Eisner, including illustrations of his characters over a photo of Will.

02.05
Story Notes

Ads for Action Comics #825, DC Countdown #1, Action Comics #824, Batman the Man who Laughs, and Breach #2. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

House Advertisements
Story Notes

House ads for: Flash: Ignition/Batman: War Games #1/JSA: Prince of Darkness (1/2 page), and The Batman Strikes. Appear in various places in this issue.

Ads
Story Notes

Total of 8 one-page and 1 half-page ads for: Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley's), Marshmallow Mania Pebbles (cereal, Post), Power Rangers S.P.D. (TV, Toon Disney), Aloha Scooby-Doo (DVD, Warner Bros, 1/2 page), DuelMasters (card game, Wizards of the Coast), American Dragon: Jake Long (TV, Disney Channel), Bone: volume 1: Out from Boneville (book, Scholastic), Yu-Gi-Oh! Structure Decks (card games, Konami), and Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape (gum, Wrigley's). Ads appear in various places in this issue.