Item Biography
This Golden Anniversary 80 page giant commemorates 50 years of Superman and 600 issues of Action Comics.
Included are 4 Superman stories and 5 pin-ups.
A Superman / Wonder Woman 1 page illustration.
Alternate Cover for Action Comics (1938) #600.
Penciled by John Byrne & inked by George Perez.
"Different Worlds"
Written by John Byrne, penciled by John Byrne & George Perez & inked by George Perez.
Continued from The Adventures of Superman #440.
Superman and Wonder Woman meet for a first date but Wonder Woman is summoned to Olympus by Hermes to aid against a take-over plot by Darkseid. Superman joins her.
32 pages.
A 1 page Superman and Friends pin-up.
Penciled by Linda Medley & Arthur Adams.
In an untitled story, Lois Lane is terribly upset by a Daily Planet headline claiming that Superman and Wonder Woman are in love.
Written by Roger Stern, penciled by Kurt Schaffenberger & inked by Jerry Ordway.
8 pages.
A 1 page Superman pin-up.
Penciled & inked by Jon Bogdanove.
Lex Luthor in "Games People Play"
Written by John Byrne, penciled by Dick Giordano & inked by John Beatty.
Lex Luthor tries to blackmail Maggie Sawyer by revealing her most personal secret. Unfortunately, Maggie isn't so easily intimidated and Lex ends up revealing a personal secret of his own that even he was unaware of.
*An editorial error has Maggie repeatedly referring to Dan Turpin as Ben.
8 pages.
A 1 page Superman pin-up.
Penciled by Kevin Maguire & inked by Dave Gibbons.
Jimmy Olsen in "A Friend in Need"
Written by Roger Stern, penciled by Curt Swan & inked by Murphy Anderson.
Jimmy summons Superman with his signal watch to save a small town from disaster, but just as the task is completed, waves of radiation from Krypton's destruction decades earlier finally reach Earth and Superman is stricken so badly that he is immobile. Jimmy helps move him deep within an underground cavern, but the radiation still penetrates. Man-Bat helps Superman deal with the paranoia and delusions brought on by the radiation sickness.
8 pages.
A 1 page Superman & Lois pin-up.
Penciled & inked by Mike Zeck.
Superman & Man-Bat in "The Dark Where Madness Lies"
Written by John Byrne, penciled & inked by Mike Mignola.
Continued from last story.
Man-Bat helps Superman deal with the paranoia and delusions brought on by the radiation sickness.
8 pages.
A 1 page Superman & Brainiac pin-up.
Penciled & inked by Walt Simonson.
Cover art by John Byrne, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Curt Swan & Mike Mignola.