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Action Comics (2016)Mild Mannered, Part 1

byDan JurgensWriterWarren EllisWriter+29 more
DC ComicsFeb 8, 2017USD $2.9936 pages
12+SuperheroAction
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Action Comics #973 was published by DC Comics on April 1, 2017, as part of a series that began in 2016. Dan Jurgens and Warren Ellis write, and art comes from Andrew Dalhouse, Arif Prianto and Art Thibert. This 36-page issue features Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White, among 17 characters cataloged on VerseDB.

Series
Action Comics (2016)
Issue Number
#973
Release Date
February 8, 2017
Cover Date
April 2017
Cover Price
USD $2.99
Page Count
36
Age Rating
12+

Series Details

Title
Action Comics
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Ongoing
Run
2016
Issues Count
149

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Creators

Dan Jurgens

Dan Jurgens

Writer

Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis

Writer (Uncredited)

Brett Booth

Brett Booth

Penciller (Uncredited)

Clay Mann

Clay Mann

Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist (Uncredited)

Jon Davis-Hunt

Jon Davis-Hunt

Penciller, Inker, Colorist (Uncredited)

Liam Sharp

Liam Sharp

Penciller, Inker (Uncredited)

Patrick Zircher

Patrick Zircher

Penciller, Inker

Stephen Segovia

Stephen Segovia

Penciller

Steve Epting

Steve Epting

Penciller, Inker, Colorist (Uncredited)

Art Thibert

Art Thibert

Inker

Norm Rapmund

Norm Rapmund

Inker (Uncredited)

Andrew Dalhouse

Andrew Dalhouse

Colorist (Uncredited)

Characters

Cyborg Superman

Cyborg Superman

Henry Henshaw

Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy Olsen

James Bartholomew Olsen

Kelex

Kelex

Lana Lang

Lana Lang

Lana Lang

Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor

Alexander Joseph Luthor

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Maggie Sawyer

Maggie Sawyer

Margaret Sawyer

Mr. Mxyzptlk

Mr. Mxyzptlk

Mr. Mxyzptlk

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Ron Troupe

Ron Troupe

Ronald Troupe

Steel

Steel

John Henry Irons

Steve Lombard

Steve Lombard

Steve Lombard

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

Metropolis Police Department

Metropolis Police Department

Story Arcs

Mild Mannered

Mild Mannered

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