Unofficial Action Comics Index

ACTION COMICS #890

Cover Date: August 2010
Cover Price: $3.99
Publication Date: 2010-06-30

Cover Credits:
Pencils: David Finch (signed)
Inks: Joe Weems (signed)
Colors: Peter Steigerwald (signed)

Variant Cover:

Story: "The Black Ring, Part One" (30 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Paul Cornell
Art	Pete Woods
Colors	Brad Anderson
Lettering	Rob Leigh
Assistant editing	Wil Moss
Editing	Matt Idelson

Feature Character(s):

Lex Luthor

Supporting Character(s):

Robot Lois (first appearance; a robot modelled after Lois Lane, based on Kryptonian technology)

Villain(s):

Mister Mind II (first appearance; the offspring of Mister Mind)

Sasky (first appearance; an assassin working for Lex Luthor)

Guest Appearance(s):

Steel III (last in ???; next in Steel Vol. 2 #1)

Superboy (last/next in ???)

Supergirl (last/next in ???)

Krypto (last/next in ???)

Other Character(s):

Spalding (first appearance; an assistant to Lex Luthor)

Comment(s):

This story takes place after Superman Vol. 1 #700.

Story continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Black Ring #1 (May] 2011)

Superman: The Black Ring #1 (2011 [April 2012])

Solicitation:

The Black Ring' part 1! Writer Paul Cornell ('Doctor Who,' BATMAN & ROBIN) begins his ACTION COMICS run with an arc starring Superman's greatest enemy, Lex Luthor! When Lex Luthor finally regained control of LexCorp, he thought he had everything he wanted. But in BLACKEST NIGHT, he briefly became an Orange Lantern and got a taste of true power. Now he'll do anything to get that power back.

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