Action Comics #570 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1985. It was published on May 30, 1985.
Contents
Synopsis for Superman: "The Mystery of Jimmy Olsen's Alter Ego!"
A blast of cosmic energy manifests a powerful but evil duplicate of Jimmy Olsen named Alter Ego.
Appearing in Superman: "The Mystery of Jimmy Olsen's Alter Ego!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Alter Ego (Single appearance)
- Thieves
- Jack (Single appearance)
- George (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Two Ladies (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Daily Planet Reporters
- Ralph (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Two Reporters (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Dr. Morton (Single appearance)
- Metropolis Police Department (Mentioned only)
- Bank Security Guard (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Bank Occupants (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Three Bank Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Downtown
- Battery (Mentioned only)
- Building (Unnamed)
- First Metropolis Trust Bank
- Midtown
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Personnel Department (Mentioned only)
- City Room
- Jimmy Olsen's Office
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Downtown
- Location (Unnamed) (many miles from Metropolis)
- Mt. Metropolis Observatory
Items:
- Stolen Negotiable Bonds
- Stolen Cash
Vehicles:
- Ferry (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for Superman: "The Superman Who Came to Dinner"
Superman accepts a man's invitation to stay for dinner... and then stays, and stays and stays.
Appearing in Superman: "The Superman Who Came to Dinner"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Lana Lang (Unnamed) (Cameo) (On a TV or computer screen)
Antagonists:
- Terrorist (Unnamed) (Cameo) (On a TV or computer screen) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Hostage (Unnamed) (Cameo) (On a TV or computer screen) (Single appearance)
- Martin Weems (Single appearance)
- Helen Weems (Single appearance)
- Dorothy (friend of Helen) (Mentioned only)
- Emma (friend of Helen) (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo) (On a TV or computer screen)
Locations:
- North Pole
- Fortress of Solitude (Cameo) (Flashback and main story)
- Metropolis
- Weems' Residence
- Italy
- Mount Vesuvius (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Jor-El (Statue only)
- Krypton (Statue only)
- Fortress of Solitude Key
- Decontamination Unit (Flashback only)
- Boeuf Bourguignon
- Bowling Ball
- Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
- Space Bacteria
Vehicles:
Notes
- "Editor's Note: The events depicted in this issue occurred before the "Clark Kent--Fired" series now appearing in Superman."
See Also
Links and References
- Dick Giordano/Executive Editor
- Eduardo Barreto/Cover Artist
- Paul Kupperberg/Writer
- Craig Boldman/Writer
- Kurt Schaffenberger/Penciler
- Kurt Schaffenberger/Inker
- Dave Hunt/Inker
- Gene D'Angelo/Colourist
- Duncan Andrews/Letterer
- Julius Schwartz/Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell/Editor
- Howard Bender/Penciler
- Pablo Marcos/Inker
- Albert DeGuzman/Letterer
- Alter Ego (Earth-One)/Quotes
- Kal-El (Earth-One)/Appearances
- James Olsen (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Perry White (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Earth-One)/Appearances
- William Henderson (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Alter Ego (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Daily Planet/Appearances
- Lana Lang (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Metropolis Police Department/Appearances
- North Pole/Appearances
- Fortress of Solitude/Appearances
- Comics
- 1985
- 1985, August
- May 29, 1985 (Publication)
- 1985, May (Publication)
- Action Comics Vol 1
- Copper-Age
- Synopsis Written
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