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Action Comics 512

ACTION COMICS #512

Cover Date: October 1980
Cover Price: $.50
Publication Date: 1980-07-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Luthor's Day of Reckoning!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsCurt Swan
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (next in World's Finest Comics #265; also in flashback to issue #510)

Supporting Character(s):

Dave Stevens (last in Superman Vol. 1 #338)
Jimmy Olsen (next in Detective Comics #495/4)
Lana Lang (next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)
Lois Lane (next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)
Morgan Edge (next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)
Perry White (next in Superman Vol. 1 #353)
Steve Lombard (last in issue #508; next in Superman Family #205/3)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (marries the clone of Angela Blake; also in flashback; next in flashback in issue #525)
Lex Luthor's robots (destroyed)
three would-be killers of Lex Luthor (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Angela Blake clone (marries Lex Luthor; also in flashback)
President Jimmy Carterr

Cameo Appearance(s):

Ardora (in flashback)
Angela Blake (in flashback; dies)
Terra-Man (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
WGBS Building
Luthor's Nefarium
Washington, DC
the White House
Unidentified Space Sector
Lexor (in flashback)
the L-Zone (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Lex Luthor is given a Presidential pardon for his prior crimes.
A few weeks have passed in this story, ending on Saturday July 26th.
Story continues in the previous issue.


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Second Story: "Sinister Spectacle of the Sunspotter" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsRomeo Tanghal
InksVince Colletta
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Air Wave II (Hal Jordan; in between issues #488/2 and #512/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jack Jordan (in between issues #488/2 and #526/2)
Jan Jordan (in between issues #511/2 and #525/2)
Jennifer Jordan (in between issues #511/2 and #526/2)
Jason Jordan (in between issues #511/2 and #526/2)
Karen Peterson (in between issues #511/2 and #525/2)

Villain(s):

Sunspotter (first appearance; next in issue #514/2)

Other Character(s):

Samantha Crockett (first appearance; a high school student)
Bret Dalton (first appearance; KTHS radio sportscaster)
Mitch Cruz (first appearance; halfback of the Taylor Tigers high school football team)
Ted Muller (first appearance; captain and quarterback of the Taylor Tigers high school football team)
citizens of Dallas, TX

Cameo Appearance(s):

Green Arrow (flashback image)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; flashback image)

Location(s):

Dallas, TX

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the fall, a few weeks after last issue.


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