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"Superman: "The Artistic Thefts of Terra-Man!"": Terra-Man steals a group of Rembrandt paintings three times in order to lure Superman into a showdown in a mockup of an Old West saloon.

Quote1 It sure has been a while since I pulled off a good ol' fashioned hold-up... And an air-eo-plane's a heckuva lot tougher on a body to rob than a stagecoach! Yippee! I ain't had so much fun in years! Quote2
Terra-Man

Action Comics #557 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1984.

Synopsis for Superman: "The Artistic Thefts of Terra-Man!"

Terra-Man steals a group of Rembrandt paintings three times in order to lure Superman into a showdown in a mockup of an Old West saloon.

Appearing in Superman: "The Artistic Thefts of Terra-Man!"

Featured Characters:

  • Superman
    • (also disguised as the Dutch Ambassador)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

  • Ronald Reagan (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
  • Rembrandt (Mentioned only)
  • WGBS Employees:
    • Lana Lang's Crew
      • One Member (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
      • Gus (cameraman) (Single appearance)
    • Two Studio Members (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Control Room
      • One Member (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
      • Mac (Single appearance)
  • Metropolis Police Department
    • One Officer (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • O'Connor (Single appearance)
  • Tyrone Baker (Museum of Art Curator) (Single appearance)
  • Dutch Government (Mentioned only)
  • Museum of Art Night Watchman (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Pinkerton (Mentioned only)
  • Dutch Ambassador (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Two Dutch Ambassador's Assistants (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Members of the Press (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Two Airline Pilots (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Robotic Barroom Patrons (Destroyed)
  • Six Rembrandt Paintings

Vehicles:

  • KLM Airliner


Synopsis for Superman: "Yesterday Once More"

In order to solve a seven-year-old murder, Superman recreates the crime scene as it was at the time.

Appearing in Superman: "Yesterday Once More"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Gift Shop Owner (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Wendall Walters (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
  • Judge Harrison (Dies in flashback) (Single appearance)
  • Gift Shop Patron (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Metropolis Police Department
    • Two Officers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Daily Planet Newspaper

Vehicles:

Notes

  • Wendall Walters was a former reporter for the Daily Planet.
  • "Yesterday Once More" reveals that Superman has been active in Metropolis for at least the past 7 years.



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