Action Comics Vol 1 544

Action Comics Vol 1 #544

Published

Released

June, 1983

March 24, 1983

Issue Details
Pages 68 Country USA Original Price 1.50

Executive Editor

Dick Giordano

Cover Artists

Gil Kane
Dick Giordano

Publisher

DC Comics

Indicia Publisher

DC Comics, Inc.

Brand/Imprint

DC (bullet)

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Action Comics #543

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Appearing in "Luthor Unleashed!"

Featured Characters:

•  Superman 

Supporting Characters:

• Ardora (Death)
• Lex Luthor, Jr (Only appearance; dies)

Adversaries:

•  Lex Luthor 

Other Characters:

• RX99
• Nogu
• Nyhad

Locations:

• Lexor (Destroyed in this issue)
• Metropolis

Items:

• Lex Luthor's Warsuit (First appearance)
• Neutrarod

Vehicles:

• Lex Luthor's starship
  
  

Synopsis for "Luthor Unleashed!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

  Appearing in "Rebirth!"

Featured Characters:

•  Superman 

Supporting Characters:

• Lana Lang
• Lois Lane (Appears in flashback and main story)

Adversaries:

•  Brainiac 

Other Characters:

• Lord Satanis (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Omega Men (Appears in flashback and main story)

• Broot
• Harpis
• Kalista
• Nimbus
• Primus

• Skora

Locations:

• Metropolis

• Daily Planet

• North Pole

• Fortress of Solitude

• Systus 2

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Brainiac's Skull Ship (First appearance)
  
  

Synopsis for "Rebirth!"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• "Luthor Unleashed!" was reprinted in Superman vs. Lex Luthor.
• "Rebirth!" was reprinted in Superman Vs. Brainiac and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years.
• 45th Anniversary special.
• This issue revamps the characters of Lex Luthor and Brainiac. They will remain under these current incarnations until the collapse of the Multiverse in Crisis on Infinite Earths. First appearance of Lex Luthor's Warsuit; first appearance of the robotic Brainiac and skull-ship.
• Includes pin-up pages of Lex Luthor and Brainiac.
• This issue includes a two-page letter from Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel.
• Lex Luthor appears next in Superman (Volume 1) #385.
• The "Brainiac Saga" continues next issue.
  

Trivia

• No trivia.

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See Also

• Discuss Action Comics Vol 1 544 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series

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Recommended Reading

• Action Comics
• Superman (Volume 1)
• Superman Family
• Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
• World's Finest (Volume 1)

Links and References

• Superman article at Wikipedia
• Superman article at Supermanica
• Superman article at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
• Superman article at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
• Superman article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Lana Lang article at Wikipedia
• Lana Lang article at Supermanica
• Lex Luthor article at Wikipedia
• Lex Luthor article at Supermanica
• Lex Luthor article at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Lex Luthor article at JLA Database