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{{DC Database:Comic Template
  
{{DC Database:Comic Template
 
| Title = Action Comics
  
| Title = Action Comics
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| Image = Action Comics 576.jpg
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| Image = Action Comics Vol 1 576.jpg
 
| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 576
  
| Issue = 576
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| CoverArtist1 = Eduardo Barreto
  
| CoverArtist1 = Eduardo Barreto
   
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| Editor1_1 =
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| Editor1_1 = Julius Schwartz
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| Editor1_2 = E. Nelson Bridwell
 
| Writer1_1 = William Woolfolk
  
| Writer1_1 = William Woolfolk
 
| Penciler1_1 = Kurt Schaffenberger
  
| Penciler1_1 = Kurt Schaffenberger
 
| Inker1_1 = Kurt Schaffenberger
  
| Inker1_1 = Kurt Schaffenberger
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| Colourist1_1 =
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| Colourist1_1 = Gene D'Angelo
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| Letterer1_1 =
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| Letterer1_1 = Milt Snapinn
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| Editor2_1 = Julius Schwartz
 
| Writer2_1 = Mark Waid
  
| Writer2_1 = Mark Waid
 
| Penciler2_1 = Paris Cullins
  
| Penciler2_1 = Paris Cullins
 
| Inker2_1 = Mike DeCarlo
  
| Inker2_1 = Mike DeCarlo
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| Colourist2_1 = Gene D'Angelo
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| Letterer2_1 = Milt Snapinn
   
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| Quotation = Only one species can rule on any planet! Would you and your kind be willing to surrender--be subservient to us?
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| Quotation =
 
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| Speaker =
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| Speaker = Klystro
   
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| StoryTitle1 = Earth's Sister Planet
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| StoryTitle1 = Earth's Sister Planet!
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| Synopsis1 = [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]] seeks to stop an intelligent dinosaur from a sister-world of Earth from destroying the human race and taking over the planet.
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| Synopsis1 = [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]] seeks to stop an intelligent dinosaur from a sister-world of Earth from destroying the human race and taking over the planet.
   
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| StoryTitle2 = The Monumental Menace of Metropolis
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| StoryTitle2 = The 'Monumental' Menace of Metropolis!
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| Synopsis2 = A trapped alien super-hero switches bodies with Superman in order to attempt to fight off invading aliens.
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| Synopsis2 = A trapped alien super-hero switches bodies with Superman in order to attempt to fight off invading aliens.
   
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| Appearing1 =
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{apn|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]]|Superman #416|DC Comics Presents #91}}
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Lois Lane (Earth-One)|Lois Lane]]}} {{Cameo}}
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* <br/>
  
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{a|[[Dinosaurs]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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** Klystro {{Only Dies}}
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** Young Creature {{Unnamed}} {{Only}}
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** Solarmaster {{Only}}
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** Two Guards {{Unnamed}} {{Only}}
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** Pterodactyls {{Unnamed}} {{Only}}
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* Two Hyvults {{Only}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Mark Hayim {{blue|astronomer}} {{Cameo}} {{Only}}
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* <br/>
  
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* <br/>
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* Space
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** Comet {{Unnamed}} {{Flashback}}
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** {{a|[[Sol system|The Sun]]}} {{Flashalso}}
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** [[Pluto (planet)|Pluto]] {{Mentioned}}
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** [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]] {{Mentioned}}
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** [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] {{Mentioned}}
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** Asteroid Belt
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** [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] {{Mentioned}}
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** [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] {{Mentioned}}
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** Planet {{Unnamed}} {{Only}} {{Origin}}
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*** Klystro's Heating Salon
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*** Weapon System {{Unnamed}} {{Destroyed}}
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**** Gamma Rays
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*** Fortress
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**** Dungeon
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** {{a|[[Earth's Moon|The Moon]]}}
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** {{a|[[Earth]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Metropolis]]}}
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**** Observatory {{Unnamed}} {{blue|unknown location}}
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**** {{a|[[Daily Planet|Galaxy Communications Building]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* Concentrated Power Beam
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* <br/>
  
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* Immobilizer {{blue|it increased the power of gravity on Superman's body by more than 10,000 times}}
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* ''Daily Planet'' Newspaper
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Klystro's Spacecraft {{Destroyed}}
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* <br/>
  
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** Gamma Rays
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'''Concepts:'''
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* [[Interlac]]
   
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| Notes =
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| Appearing2 =
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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* {{apn|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]]|Superman #416|DC Comics Presents #91}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[James Olsen (Earth-One)|Jimmy Olsen]]}}
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* [[Perry White (Earth-One)|Perry White]] {{Mentioned}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* Voranians
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** Bara {{Flashalso}} {{Only}}
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** Parkha {{Flashalso}} {{Only}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
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* Citizens of Metropolis {{Unnamed}}
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** Cab Driver {{Unnamed}} {{Cameo}} {{Only}}
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* Vaalor {{Flashalso}} {{Only}}
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'''Locations:'''
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* Space
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** Voran {{Mentioned}}
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** {{a|[[Earth]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Metropolis]]}}
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**** Park {{Unnamed}}
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**** {{a|[[Metropolis International Airport]]}}
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***** Hanger 2713 {{Destroyed}}
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**** {{a|[[Daily Planet|Galaxy Communications Building]]}}
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**** Outskirts of Metropolis
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'''Items:'''
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* Jimmy Olsen's Camera
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* Daily Planet Globe {{blue|set on fire}}
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* {{a|[[Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch]]}} {{blue|the wrist band was super-heated into a lasso}}
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* Voran's Weapon {{Unnamed}}
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** Liquid Metal
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* Statue of Vaalor
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'''Vehicles:'''
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* Taxi Cab #7134
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* ''Ultra Sonic Airlines'' 747 {{Ruins}}
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| 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]]."
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* The Dinosaur's planet was once in the same orbit as Earth's. A comet knocked it out of orbit and the planet was turned into a giant spacecraft to keep the dinosaurs from freezing. The planet was ultimately moved into the same orbit as Venus by Superman.
 
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Revision as of 12:14, 25 April 2020

"Earth's Sister Planet!": Superman seeks to stop an intelligent dinosaur from a sister-world of Earth from destroying the human race and taking over the planet.

Quote1 Only one species can rule on any planet! Would you and your kind be willing to surrender--be subservient to us? Quote2
— Klystro

Action Comics #576 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1986.

Synopsis for "Earth's Sister Planet!"

Superman seeks to stop an intelligent dinosaur from a sister-world of Earth from destroying the human race and taking over the planet.

Appearing in "Earth's Sister Planet!"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Dinosaurs
    • Klystro (Single appearance; dies)
    • Young Creature (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Solarmaster (Single appearance)
    • Two Guards (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
    • Pterodactyls (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Two Hyvults (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mark Hayim (astronomer) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Concentrated Power Beam
  • Immobilizer (it increased the power of gravity on Superman's body by more than 10,000 times)
  • Daily Planet Newspaper

Vehicles:

  • Klystro's Spacecraft (Destroyed)
    • Gamma Rays

Concepts:


Synopsis for "The 'Monumental' Menace of Metropolis!"

A trapped alien super-hero switches bodies with Superman in order to attempt to fight off invading aliens.

Appearing in "The 'Monumental' Menace of Metropolis!"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Voranians
    • Bara (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
    • Parkha (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
    • Cab Driver (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Vaalor (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)

Locations:

Items:

  • Jimmy Olsen's Camera
  • Daily Planet Globe (set on fire)
  • Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch (the wrist band was super-heated into a lasso)
  • Voran's Weapon (Unnamed)
    • Liquid Metal
  • Statue of Vaalor

Vehicles:

  • Taxi Cab #7134
  • Ultra Sonic Airlines 747 (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."
  • The Dinosaur's planet was once in the same orbit as Earth's. A comet knocked it out of orbit and the planet was turned into a giant spacecraft to keep the dinosaurs from freezing. The planet was ultimately moved into the same orbit as Venus by Superman.



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