Action Comics, #894 Direct Sales

Published: December 2010

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Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Two

Story Featuring Jimmy Olsen

Storyline

The leader of the alien fleet announces that her people want to hold their annual celebration on Earth this year. Jimmy and Sebastien are assigned to escort them around the city, while Chloe researches more about the aliens. The leader takes a liking to Jimmy, and they go for a joyride in her spaceship, crashing into the Daily Planet globe. Chloe finds out that the planets hosting the alien celebrations don't survive the event.

Story Notes

Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue.

The Black Ring Part Five

Story Featuring Lex Luthor

Storyline

Lex finds himself with Death, gazing on his own body (after it was shot in the last issue). She gives him a life review. Lex tries arguing for his life, tries to bribe her, tries to gain her sympathy; but she's heard it all before. She gets his views on the afterlife, and Lex refuses to accept his fate. But he doesn't have to; Death reveals to him that he's not dead, and indeed, he awakens back in his jet, quite alive.

Credits
Story Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. In interviews with Paul Cornell, Paul says that Neil wrote "quite a lot of Death's dialog", and hoped DC would credit Neil as co-writer (which they didn't; he's credited as "very special thanks to neil gaiman").

Death in Action!

Story Featuring Lex Luthor

Credits
Ads
Story Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: DC Super Heroes the Ultimate Pop-up Book (book, Little Brown and Company), Scooby-Doo and the Spooky Swamp (2 pages, video game, Nintendo), Sym-Bionic Titans (TV, Cartoon Network), and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien Cosmic Destruction (video game, D3Publisher). Appear in various places in this issue.

House Advertisements
Story Notes

House ads for: Justice Society of America #44, Batman: the Dark Knight, Batman Incorporated, Batman #704, Batwoman #0, Detective Comics #871, and Superboy. Appear in various places in this issue.

This Is Happening Right Now! [October 27, 2010]

In-House Column Featuring DC Nation

Credits
Story Notes

Ian talks about Death's appearance in Action Comics #894 (this very issue). Appears on page 42 in this issue.