Action Comics 600

"Different Worlds" is the title to the first story in the landmark 600th issue of the superhero fantasy series Action Comics published by DC Comics. It is a Superman & Wonder Woman team-up written by John Byrne with artwork by Byrne and George Prez. It was colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by John Costanza. The second story is a romance tale featuring Lois Lane called "True Love", which is a sequel to the first story. It was written by John Byrne & Roger Stern with artwork by Kurt Schaffenberger and Jerry Ordway. The third feature spotlights the villainous Lex Luthor and is called "Games People Play". It was written by John Byrne and illustrated by Dick Giordano and John Beatty. Next up is Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen in "A Friend in need". Once again chronicled by the team of Byrne & Stern, it was drawn by legendary Superman artist Curt Swan and inked by Murphy Anderson. For the fifth and final vignette in this 80-page giant, all we can say is "Who the hell let Man-Bat into the room?" The tale is called "The Dark Where Madness Lies", and features the off-kilter team-up of Superman and Man-Bat courtesy of John Byrne and artist Mike Mignola. All five stories were edited by Mike Carlin with Renee Witterstaetter as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a May, 1988 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.50 per copy (US).

"Different Worlds"

 * Writer - John Byrne
 * Penciler - John Byrne
 * Inker - George Prez
 * Colorist - Tom Ziuko
 * Letterer - John Costanza
 * Assistant editor - Renee Witterstaetter
 * Editor - Mike Carlin

"True Love"

 * Writer - Roger Stern
 * Plotter - John Byrne
 * Penciler - Kurt Schaffenberger
 * Inker - Jerry Ordway
 * Colorist - Petra Scotese
 * Letterer - Bill Oakley
 * Assistant editor - Renee Witterstaetter
 * Editor - Mike Carlin

"Games People Play"

 * Writer - John Byrne
 * Penciler - Dick Giordano
 * Inker - John Beatty
 * Colorist - Tom Ziuko
 * Letterer - Albert DeGuzman
 * Assistant editor - Renee Witterstaetter
 * Editor - Mike Carlin

"A Friend in Need"

 * Writer - Roger Stern
 * Plotter - John Byrne
 * Penciler - Curt Swan
 * Inker - Murphy Anderson
 * Colorist - Tom Ziuko
 * Letterer - Albert DeGuzman
 * Assistant editor - Renee Witterstaetter
 * Editor - Mike Carlin

"The Dark Where Madness Lives"

 * Writer - John Byrne
 * Penciler - Mike Mignola
 * Inker - Mike Mignola
 * Colorist - Petra Scotese
 * Letterer - Bill Oakley
 * Assistant editor - Renee Witterstaetter
 * Editor - Mike Carlin

Notes & Trivia

 * Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.


 * Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.


 * This is a special 80-page landmark issue.


 * This is the last monthly issue of the series for 1988. Beginning next issue, Action Comics changes its title and publishing format to Action Comics Weekly.


 * Originally, the Hawkman and, subsequently, Hawkwoman that appear in this issue were intended to be the Silver Age Katar and Shayera Hol. However, with the retructured continuity brought about because of Hawkworld, Volume 2, their appearances here have been retroactively allocated to Fel Andar and Sharon Parker.

"True Love" is reprinted in Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years.