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Action Comics #599

April 1988 [$0.75]


Cover Credits: John Byrne (art; signed)



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Story: "Element 126" (22 Pages)


Credits:

John Byrne (writer)
John Byrne and Russ Andru (pencillers)
John Byrne and Kieth Williams (inkers)
John Costanza (letterer)
Petra Scotese (colorist)
Michael Carlin (editor)

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #439)

Guest Star(s):

Metal Men:
Gold (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)
Iron (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)
Lead (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)
Mercury (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)
Platinum (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)
Tin (also in flashback in between #590 and preceding main story; next in Justice League Europe #11)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in issue #597; next in Adventures of Superman #440)
Doctor Tinker (first appearance; also in flashback preceding main story; dies)
Miss Markham (first appearance; a LexCorp employee)

Guest Appearance(s):

Will Magnus (last in issue #590; next in Invasion! #3)

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Second Story: DC Bonus Book No. 1: "The Karma Baggers" (14 Pages)


Credits:

Joe Calchi (writer)
Britt Wisenbaker (penciller)
James Scott (inker)
Dan McKinnon (letterer)
Glenn Whitmore (colorist)
Michael Carlin (editor)

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen

Guest Star(s):

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White
Lois Lane

Villain(s):

Gallus Kon Akkqqus (Putham Tane; head of the White Legion and a former sci-fi magazine writer and part-time treasure hunter)
the White Legion (first appearance)
General Mead
Dr. Gustavo (first appearance of both)

Other Character(s):

Rondo (Ronald D. Harris; a rock star and old friend of Jimmy's; in flashback)
Delia Banning (a soap opera queen)
Marty Scavone (a mystery yarn writer)
Col. John Mahoney (an astronaut, war hero, and shuttle commander)
Nima Demostedes (first appearance of all; members of the Brethren of Gallus)
The Brethren of Gallus (first appearance; an enterprise headed by Putham Tane)

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