Action Comics, #643 Direct
Published: July 1989
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Superman Returns to Action Comics
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: George Pérez
- Inks: George Pérez
- Letters: Todd Klein
Story Notes
Cover is an homage to the cover of [gcd_link_story](9204) and is signed, "in homage to [Joe Shuster](https://www.comics.org/creator/6804/)."
"It takes more than guts to command Airwolf."
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superman on Earth
"Metropolis: A vista of stone and steel. Towering walls reverberate with the echoes of the city."
Storyline
Superman returns to Earth, and must rescue Lois Lane and Gangbuster from Turmoil.
Characters
- Alice
- Darkseid (mainstream Universe)
- Jose Delgado (mainstream Universe)
- Desaad (mainstream Universe)
- Morgan Edge (mainstream Universe)
- The Eradicator
- Gangbuster (mainstream Universe)
- Cat Grant (mainstream Universe)
- Clark Kent
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Lex Luthor (mainstream Universe)
- Matrix
- Jimmy Olsen (mainstream Universe)
- Superman
- Perry White (mainstream Universe)
- Turmoil (villain)
Credits
- Script: George Pérez
- Pencils: George Pérez
- Pencils: Brett Breeding
- Inks: Brett Breeding
- Colors: Glenn Whitmore
- Letters: Bill Oakley
Story Notes
Story continued from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #455 and story continues in Superman (DC, 1987 series) #34.
Take No Prisoners.
"Operation Wolf for your Nintendo Entertainment System."
Story Notes
Between story pages 4 and 5.
Introducing a Winning Combination for Breakfast.
"Introducing the Nintendo Cereal System"
Story Notes
Between story pages 4 and 5.
Get All Fired Up... for the Adventure of a Lifetime
"Role playing action-adventure password features 2 speed levels"
Story Notes
Between story pages 8 and 9.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Eartn $100 an Item Cash
"Sell cards & gifts from free sales catalog!"
Story Notes
Between story pages 8 and 9.
Sunlight Rising
"John Sunlight is the only man to ever face Doc Savage twice..."
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Andy Kubert
- Inks: Andy Kubert
"Video games just got easier to order!"
Story Notes
Between story pages 15 and 16.
Story Notes
Between story pages 15 and 16.
Comic Book Conventions!
"June schedule"
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Mike Mignola
- Pencils: Brian Bolland
- Inks: Mike Mignola
- Inks: Brian Bolland
Story Notes
Between story pages 19 and 20. Above the "Headquarters for Batman" ad.
"Headquarters for Batman"
Characters
Story Notes
Between story pages 19 and 20. Below the Great Eastern Conventions ad.
Write Right Now!
Story Notes
Between story pages 19 and 20. Sixteen ads for various products.
Blood Is Thicker
"Orion returns to Darkseid's fold!"
Characters
- Darkseid (mainstream Universe)
- Orion (mainstream Universe)
- Steppenwolf (mainstream Universe)
Bubble Bobble Is Dino-Might!
"(For your Nintendo Entertainment System.)"
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Fightin' Drivin' Zappin'
"The Adventures of Bayou Billy for Nintendo"
Story Notes
Back cover.