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Action Comics 539

ACTION COMICS #539

Cover Date: January 1983
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1982-10-05

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Keith Giffen (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "Past Imperfect!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
ArtGil Kane
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (physical body dies)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen
Lana Lang
Lois Lane
Perry White

Villain(s):

Syrene (last in issue #537; five hundred years in the past}
Lord Satanis (last in issue #537; five hundred years in the past; possesses Superman's body in the past}

Guest Appearance(s):

Atom (last in DC Universe: Legacies #7/2; next in Justice League of America #213; attempts to use the Time Pool to travel back in time with Superman)
Flash (last in Flash Vol. 1 #313; next in Brave and the Bold #194; attempts to use the Cosmic Treadmill to travel back in time with Superman)

Other Character(s):

Metropolis police officers (Bill and Sam named)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
Daily Planet
Ivy University

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "Help! I'm A Prisoner in my Own Body!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksDan Adkins
LetteringPhil Felix
ColorsTatjana Wood
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between issues #538/2 and #540/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Mera (in between issues #538/2 and #540/2)

Villain(s):

V'lana (inhabiting Mera's body)

Location(s):

beneath the Atlantic Ocean
Xebel

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.


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