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Action Comics 567

ACTION COMICS #567

Cover Date: May 1985
Cover Price: $.75
Publication Date: 1985-02-05

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Pat Broderick (signed)
Inks: Jerry Ordway (signed)


Story: "The Once-and-Future Peri(l)" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsCurt Swan
InksDave Hunt
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #407; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #407; next in World's Finest Comics #314)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #407; next in issue #568)

Villain(s):

Alvin T. Grant (last in issue #559; next in ???)
Yellow Peri (Loretta Grant; last in issue #559; next in 52 #18)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Coaltown (including the Mayor)
David Iseman (first appearance; a reporter for The Coaltown Press; see Comments)
prospective customers for Paradise Pines (first appearance of all; Harry named)

Location(s):

Coaltown, PA
Paradise Pines, PA (first appearance; a housing development run by Alvin T. Grant)
Metropolis
Daily Planet (presumed)

Comment(s):

In 1984, David Iseman wrote a newspaper article about the Coaltown story in Action Comics #558. He tracked down writer Bob Rozakis and was written into this issue's follow up appearance. In 2016, Mr. Iseman wrote an entertaining blog entry about the stories.


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Second Story: "The League of Superman Watchers" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMichael J. Wolff
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksDennis Jensen
LetteringBob Lappan
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #314)

Villain(s):

Walter Perkins (first appearance; an ex-con and neighbor of Philip Strick; believes he has evidence of Superman's secret identity)
Mr. Sweeney (first appearance; a syndicate boss)

Other Character(s):

The League of Superman Watchers (first appearance; a fan group; Walter Perkins, Cathy and Robert Zimmerman named)
Philip Strick (first appearance; a blind man who creates a way to electronically "see" Superman's comings and goings)
Metropolis police officers

Location(s):

Metropolis


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