Are you trying to give my ulcer an ulcer? Why'd you leave the set-- right in the middle of a live broadcast? 
Action Comics #522 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1981. It was published on May 21, 1981.
Synopsis for Superman: "The Time-Tornado of the Clockwork Man!"
Superman battles a robot which is disrupting time-lines.
Appearing in Superman: "The Time-Tornado of the Clockwork Man!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lana Lang
- Josh Coyle
- Oscar Asherman (Mentioned only)
- Steve Lombard (Cameo)
- Lois Lane
Antagonists:
- Clockwork Man (a.k.a. Click-Clock, the Mechanical Man) (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- S.T.A.R. Labs
- Harry (Single appearance)
- Abner (creator of the Click-Clock, the Mechanical Man) (Single appearance)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (Mentioned only)
- John Carter of Mars (Mentioned only)
- L. Frank Baum (Mentioned only)
- Tik-Tok (Mentioned only)
- Social Services Department
- Miss Carmichael (Single appearance)
- WGBS Cameraman (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
- WGBS Control Room Operator (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- WGBS Studios Cameraman (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Galaxy Communications Building Occupants (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Major Disaster (Mentioned only) (from Superman in The Computers That Saved Metropolis)
- Generator Plant Workers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Martello's
- Waiter (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Patrons (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Space
- The Sun
- Earth
- United States of America
- Kansas
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Childrens Hospital (built by Superman)
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Control Booth
- Studio B
- WGBS Studios
- Martello's
- Power Generation Plant (Unnamed)
- South America
- Peru
- Peruvian Jungle (Mentioned only)
- Peru
- United States of America
Items:
- Oz Books (Mentioned only)
- Kryptonite Particles (Mentioned only) (from Superman in The Computers That Saved Metropolis)
Vehicles:
- WGBS Newsvan
Synopsis for The Atom: "The Hurricane Harness Hijack!"
Professor Hyatt invents a device which can harness part of a hurricane's power and sends it through the Time Pool to be charged by a hurricane in 1938. But when the Calculator comes to steal it, he winds up kicking the Atom into the Time Pool.
Appearing in The Atom: "The Hurricane Harness Hijack!"
Featured Characters:
- The Atom (Flashback and main story) (On a TV or computer screen) (from Detective Comics #463–464)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Calculator (Flashback and main story) (from Detective Comics #463–468)
Other Characters:
- Batman (Cameo) (Flashback only) also (On a TV or computer screen) (from Detective Comics #468)
- Hawkman (Cameo) (Flashback only) (On a TV or computer screen) (from Detective Comics #467)
- Black Canary (Cameo) (Flashback only) (from Detective Comics #464)
- Elongated Man (Cameo) (Flashback only) (from Detective Comics #465–466)
- Green Arrow (Cameo) (Flashback only) (from Detective Comics #466)
- Superman (Mentioned only)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Mentioned only)
- Aquaman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 1981
- June 17th (date revealed in Action Comics #524)
- Ivy Town
- Hyatt's Residence
- Connecticut
- New Haven (Mentioned only)
- Amusement Park (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- Vermont (Mentioned only)
- Maple Orchards (Mentioned only)
- New Haven (Mentioned only)
- Ivy Town
- June 17th (date revealed in Action Comics #524)
- 1938 (Mentioned only)
- September 21st (Mentioned only)
- New England Hurricane of 1938 (Mentioned only)
- New England (Mentioned only)
- New England Hurricane of 1938 (Mentioned only)
- September 21st (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Escape-Proof Cell (Flashback only) (from Detective Comics #468)
- Hurricane Harness (First appearance)
- Time Pool
- Chess
- Computer Terminal
- Bio-Belt (Unnamed)
- Shrinking Flaming Cage
Vehicles:
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