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Action Comics #550 (of 1000000)

The Day the Earth Exploded
December 31st, 1983

Action Comics #550 (of 904)

The Day the Earth Exploded
December 31st, 1983

Volume:
Action Comics (1938)
Publisher:
DC Comics
Number:
550 (of 904)
Name:
The Day the Earth Exploded
Aliases:
Cover date:
December 31st, 1983
Store date:
Unknown
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  1. Cover by Alex Saviuk and Mike DeCarlo.
  2. "The Day the Earth Exploded" plotted by E. Nelson Bridwell, scripted by Bob Rozakis, penciled by George Tuska, inked by Sal Trapini, colored by Gene D'Angelo and lettered by Ben Oda. Superman investigates a huge underwater eruption north of New Guinea.

Notes:

  • Connie Hatch is the Daily Planet's Puzzle Editor.

Characters in issue

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Jimmy Olsen
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Josh Coyle
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Lana Lang
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Lewis Lang
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Superman

Concepts in issue

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Bronze Age of Comics
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Editorial Note
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Silver Age of Comics

Locations in issue

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Africa
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Antarctica
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Asia
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Jimmy Olsen's Apartment
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Metropolis
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South Pacific
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Space
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The Galaxy Communications Building
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W.G.B.S. Studios

Objects in issue

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Superman Signal Watch

Authors

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Alex Saviuk penciler, cover
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Ben Oda letterer
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Bob Rozakis writer
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E. Nelson Bridwell writer, editor
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Gene D'Angelo colorist
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George Tuska penciler
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Julius Schwartz editor
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Mike DeCarlo inker, cover
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Sal Trapani inker

Teams in issue

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Daily Planet
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W.G.B.S. Employees