Action Comics, #865

Published: July 2008

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Story Featuring Superman

Credits
The Terrible Toyman

Story Featuring Superman

Storyline

The Toyman, who escaped from Arkham Asylum, kidnaps Jimmy Olsen. Toyman denies murdering Cat Grant's son and reveals that Adam Grant was killed by an out-of-control Toyman robot. He takes a baseball bat and destroys that robot. Jimmy grabs a Superman doll and uses it to escape. He then grabs his signal watch from a nearby workbench and signals Superman. Batman arrives, and Toyman sets the robots on him. As Batman and Jimmy escape, Superman arrives and finishes the battle. Cat Grant finds out her son was killed by a robot and decides to return to Metropolis.

Story Notes

The various Toyman robots resemble versions from the Golden Age, Bronze Age, Superman/Batman book, Byrne era, and Busiek era. The Superman/Batman Toyman (Hiro Okamura) has since appeared again, so that character may not have ONLY been a robot.

DC Nation #115 [May 28, 2008] In Crisis Mode

In-House Column Featuring DC Nation

Credits
Story Notes

Eddie discusses the Final Crisis miniseries and the associated comics. Ads for Action Comics #866, Action Comics #865, Teen Titans #59, and Final Crisis #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

House Advertisements
Story Notes

House ads for: Envy (Hush), Batman R.I.P. (checklist), Final Crisis Rogues' Revenge, Tor, Rann/Thanagar: Holy War, World of Warcraft action figures, Starman Omnibus #1, and Heroes softcover. Appear in various places in this issue.

Ads
Story Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Top 10 Ways to Tell if your Home has an Energy Hog (advice, Ad Council/7-Eleven), Speed Racer The Video Game (video game, WB Games, 2 pages), Wonka Laffy Taffy (candy, Nestle), Get Up and Play An Hour a Day (Department of Health & Human Services). Appear in various places in this issue.