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Issue: Action Comics #540

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Publication Date: February 1983

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Issues: #540 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

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Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 11/24/1982

Volume: 46

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0709893041002

Price: $0.60 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
4 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock:

Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Variants3

2 Action Comics #540 [Direct]

Action Comics #540 [Canadian]

Action Comics #540 [Newsstand]

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Content Items (4 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; Lord Satanis; Syrene

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Job Number: S-4040

Notes: Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

World Enough and Time

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Perry White; Rip Hunter (guest star); Syrene (villain); Lord Satanis (villain)

Synopsis: Lord Satanis and Syrene battle, with Satanis using the body of a copy of Superman with his invulnerability and heat vision. The previously-thought-dead Clark Kent returns to life. Superman tracks down Rip Hunter to get his help in time-traveling to the past. Lord Satanis seems to defeat Syrene, but that's when the other Superman arrives.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 16

Job Number: S-4034

Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues from Action Comics #539; story continues in Action Comics #541.

Water-War One

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; V'Lana (villain)

Synopsis: Aquaman and Mera battle V'Lana, who wants to take over Xebel. They stop her, and along the way we learn that Mera can now return to Earth without dying.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Job Number: S-4030

Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Job Number: S-4045

Notes: Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.