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Action Comics #552 (1984) · The Collector

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Action Comics (1938)
#552

DC Comics#552

Action Comics

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Action Comics #552

Another Time! Another Death!

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: February 1984
On sale: Nov 1, 1983
Cover price: $0.75
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

1st appearance of Immortal Man]

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Printing not stated · $0.75
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Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.95

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Grand Comics Database issue 38267

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Superman has been infected with microscopic spores by Vandal Savage, and Savage activates them, creating a dome of uncontrolled alien plant growth that will slowly take over Metropolis. Meanwhile, the Forgotten Heroes gather and swap stories of finding identical magical golden temples around the world.

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Printing not stated · $0.75

Credits

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Gil Kane
Colorist: Anthony Tollin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover: Gil Kane
Cover colors: Anthony Tollin
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Consulting editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Cover letters: Gaspar Saladino
Managing editor: Tom Condon

Characters

Immortal Man]· 1st appearance
Animal-Man
Cave Carson
Congorilla
Lois Lane
Rip Hunter
Superman
The Forgotten Heroes [Dolphin
The Sea Devils
The Suicide Squad
Vandal Savage

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