Action Comics Vol 1 573

"Superman: "The Sale of the Century!"": J. Wilbur Wolfingham thinks he's pulling a master scam by selling the Earth to an alien realtor, until the alien comes back and takes possession of the planet.

Superman: "The Sale of the Century!"
Cover
Action Comics Vol 1 #573
November, 1985
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Howard Bender Murphy Anderson
Superman: "The Sale of the Century!"
Writers	Craig Boldman
Pencilers	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inkers	Bob Oksner
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Duncan Andrews
Editors	Julius Schwartz E. Nelson Bridwell
Superman: "If I Were Superman..."
Writers	Dave Campiti Kevin Juaire
Pencilers	Alex Saviuk
Inkers	Eduardo Barreto
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Helen Vesik
Editors	Julius Schwartz
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 572
Next Issue	Action Comics # 574

Allow me to introduce myself--J. Wilbur Wolfingham! Business consultant--philantropist--sport--resident of planet Earth and >Ahem< proud owner!

— J. Wilbur Wolfingham

Action Comics #573 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1985. It was published on August 29, 1985.

Synopsis for Superman: "The Sale of the Century!"

J. Wilbur Wolfingham thinks he's pulling a master scam by selling the Earth to an alien realtor, until the alien comes back and takes possession of the planet.

Appearing in Superman: "The Sale of the Century!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane (Cameo)
• Jimmy Olsen (Cameo)

Antagonists:

• J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Final appearance)
• Wormwood Wolfingham (J. Wilbur Wolfingham's nephew) (Single appearance)
• Bax (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Houdini (Mentioned only)
• Wormwood's Father (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
• Zazzbug (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Space
  • Meteor Storm
  • Earth
    • Metropolis
      • Metropolis Financial Center
      • Galaxy Communications Building (Cameo)
    • France
      • Paris
        • Eiffel Tower (Cameo)
    • Japan
      • Building (Unnamed) (Cameo)
      • Mount Fuji (Cameo)

Items:

• Communication Loop
• Holding Cube
• Ice Cream
• Pepper
• Tires
• Daily Planet Newspaper

Vehicles:

• Space Shuttle (Mentioned only)
• Bax's Spacecraft
  

Synopsis for Superman: "If I Were Superman..."

A hot-dog vendor fantasizes about how he would do super-stunts if he were only Superman.

Appearing in Superman: "If I Were Superman..."

Featured Characters:

• Superman (Superboy mentioned)

Supporting Characters:

• Lana Lang

Antagonists:

• Criminal (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Two Bank Robbers (Single appearance)
• Robber (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Ernie Doyle (Single appearance)
• Citiizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
• Howard Freeman (WGBS reporter) (Behind the scenes) (Single appearance)
• Metropolis Police Department
  • Female Officer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Officer Rockwell (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Three Officers (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Search for Yesterday (soap opera) (Mentioned only)
  • Andy Sands (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Galaxy Communications Building
    • WGBS Studios
  • Union Federal Savings (On a TV or computer screen)
  • Metropolis Savings and Loans
  • Park (Unnamed)
  • Metropolis Bridge (In ruins)
• Smallville
  • Smallville Fair (Mentioned only)
• Bolivia (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Daily Planet Newspaper

Vehicles:

• Oil Tanker Truck (In ruins)

Notes

• "Editor's Note: The events depicted in this issue's stories occurred prior to the dramatic developments now appearing in Crisis on Infinite Earths."

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series