Superman? Stay Back! Don't stop me, or I swear you'll regret it! I have to do this! 
- — Neutron
Action Comics #543 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1983.
Synopsis for Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"
Vandal Savage arranges for Neutron to be released from prison, and then manipulates Superman into fighting him when Neutron is not actually committing a crime.
Appearing in Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Flashback and main story) (from Action Comics #525)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Neutron (Flashback and main story) (Origin) (from Action Comics #525)
- Vandal Savage
Other Characters:
- Board of Parole
- Six Members (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Louis Havius (Neutron's lawyer) (Single appearance)
- Lex Luthor (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- TNT Trio (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- Ted Grand (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- Tim Moore (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- Roy (helicopter pilot)
- Ali Kyamm (First appearance)
- Ben-David (First appearance)
- Abdul Saudi
- Sharma Saudi (Abdul's wife) (Mentioned only)
- Ronald Reagan (Mentioned only)
- Carriage Driver (Unnamed)
- Warden (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Two Metropolis Prison Guards (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Brainiac (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Eagle (Mentioned only)
- Rory Stasson
- WGBS News Cameraman (Unnamed)
- Four Bar Room Patrons (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Bartender (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Metropolis Police Department
- Judge Wilkins (Mentioned only)
- Three Abraxas Staff Members (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Saturn (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Prison
- S.T.A.R. Labs (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- Nuclear Reactor (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
- Underground Laboratory (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
- Luthor's Lair #16 (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
- Metropolis Park
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Storage Room
- Perry White's Office
- Midtown Metropolis
- Abraxas Corporation
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
- Alaska
- Fairbanks
- Airport (Unnamed)
- Fairbanks
- Metropolis
- Atlantic Ocean (Unnamed)
- Middle East
- North Pole
Items:
- Neutron Displacer (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
- Pulitzer Prize (Mentioned only)
- Daily Planet Newspaper (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
Notes
- Abraxas was misspelled on the building. On page 11 panel 4 it was spelled Abraxas. On page 22 panel 1 it was spelled Abraxus.
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