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ACTION COMICS #551
Cover Date: January 1984
Cover Price: $.75
Publication Date: 1983-10-04
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Cover Credits:
Art: Gil Kane
Colors: Anthony Tollin
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Credits:
| Story | Marv Wolfman |
| Art | Gil Kane |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Consulting editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #13; next in DC Comics Presents #66)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in issue #550; next in Superman Vol. 1 #389)
- Justin Moore (in between Superman Vol. 1 #388 and #389)
- Lois Lane (in between Superman Vol. 1 #388 and #389)
- Perry White (last in DC Comics Presents #64; next in Superman Vol. 1 #389)
Villain(s):
- The H.I.V.E. (last in New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #36; next in Tales of the Teen Titans #43)
- Afghan terrorists (first appearance of all)
Other Character(s):
- Jeffrey O'Hara (first appearance; twin brother of Jennifer, suffering from a rare and oft-fatal disease)
- Jennifer O'Hara (first appearance; twin sister of Jeffrey, suffering from a rare and oft-fatal disease)
- Medical staff at Metropolis General Hospital
- Citizens of Metropolis, Paris, Switzerland and Uganda
- Soviet military (first appearance of all; Major Andanoff and Corporal Korschev named)
- Rory Stasson (behind the scenes; anti-Superman article bylines in the Metropolis Eagle)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Alice White (in a photograph)
- Red Star (image)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- City Hall
- Daily Planet
- Metropolis General Hospital (said to have been built in 1947 and 37 stories tall)
- the northeast Atlantic Ocean
- Ireland
- Moscow, USSR
- Paris, France
- Switzerland
- Uganda