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Action Comics 560

ACTION COMICS #560

Cover Date: October 1984
Cover Price: $.75
Publication Date: 1984-07-03

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Keith Giffen (signed)
Inks: Bob Oksner (signed)


Story: "Meet John Doe!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Red Tornado #3; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Josh Coyle (last in Superman Vol. 1 #398/2; next in World's Finest Comics #308)
Perry White (in between Superman Vol. 1 #399/2 and #401)

Villain(s):

John Doe (Dave Sykes; first appearance; an escaped murderer; purchases weaponry from the Monitor)

Guest Appearance(s):

Monitor (only hand seen; last in Justice League of America #232; next in Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #317)

Cameo Appearance(s):

WGBS staff (Sally named)
prison guards

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
WGBS Building
Monitor's Satellite


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Second Story: "Police Blotter" (8 Pages)

Credits:

PlotKeith Giffen
StoryRobert Loren Fleming
PencilsKeith Giffen
InksBob Oksner
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsTony Tollin
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Ambush Bug (last in Supergirl Vol. 2 #16; next in issue #563; also in flashbacks)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #308)

Other Character(s):

Bud Lipschitz (Director at Arkham Asylum)
Dr. Derwood Denton (formerly assigned to Ambush Bug; next in issue #563)

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
Gotham City
Arkham Asylum

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents Ambush Bug ([March] 2009)


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