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| Action Comics | |
| Title: | "The Most Popular Man in Metropolis!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 578 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | April, 1986 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jenette Kahn |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Craig Boldman |
| Pencilers: | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inkers: | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Cover artists: | Eduardo Barreto |
| Cover inker: | Eduardo Barreto |
| Colorists: | Gene D'Angelo |
| Letterers: | Milt Snapinn |
| Editors: | Julius Schwartz |
| Group editor: | Tom Condon |
| Consulting editor: | E. Nelson Bridwell |
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"The Most Popular Man in Metropolis!" is the title to the 578th issue of the first Action Comics ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Craig Boldman with artwork & inks by Kurt Schaffenberger. It was colored by Gene D'Angelo with lettering by Milt Snapinn. The story was edited by Julius Schwartz with Tom Condon as managing editor and E. Nelson Bridwell as consulting editor. This issue shipped with an April, 1986 cover date and carries a cover price of .75 cents per copy.
"The Most Popular Man in Metropolis!"[]
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- Jonathan Kent (In a photograph only)
- Martha Kent (In a photograph only)
- Barbara Clear
- Mauler
- Shantz
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Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- According to DC Releases #23, this issue shipped to retailers on October 1st, 1986.
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- This issue includes the "Action Reaction" letters column.
- The events of this issue is set during a brief period of time when elements of Earth-One continuity still existed in the Post-Crisis environment, which ended when the reality altering effects of "Crisis on Infinite Earths" caught up with the timeline.
- This is the final appearance of Maxwell Jensen, aka the Parasite. His existence is removed from continuity following the events of "Crisis on Infinite Earths". His character is replaced by Rudy Jones, who becomes the new Parasite in Firestorm, Volume 2 #58 in April, 1987.