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Action Comics #796 (2002) · The Collector

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Action Comics (1938)
#796

DC Comics#796

Action Comics

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Action Comics #796

Ending Battle, Part 8 of 8: The Last Supervillain

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: December 2002
On sale: Oct 30, 2002
Cover price: $2.25
Pages: 44
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Superman finally finds Manchester Black, who tries to get Superman to cross the line he has always sworn never to cross. But when Superman refuses, Black abandons his plot and removes the knowledge of Superman’s double identity from Lex Luthor’s mind.

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Credits

Writer: Joe Kelly
Penciller: Duncan Rouleau
Inker: Marlo Alquiza
Colorist: Moose Baumann
Letterer: Comicraft
Covers: Dan Jurgens, Bill Sienkiewicz
Editor: Eddie Berganza
Associate: Tom Palmer Jr.

Characters

Jimmy Olsen· Cameo
Jonathan Kent· Cameo
Lex Luthor
Lois Lane
Manchester Black
Martha Kent· Cameo
Perry White· Cameo
Superman

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