This one is undone! Undone! In times long past, wooden stakes have I faced! Wooden stakes! Silver bullets this one has withstood! Silver bullets! And garlic most foul! Most foul! Yet never in centuries of life has this one encountered such menace as this! Never!!
- — Caitiff
Action Comics #577 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1986. It was published on December 26, 1985.
Contents
Synopsis for "Caitiff: First of the Vampires!"
Superman encounters Caitiff, supposedly the first vampire, who is now stalking Metropolis.
Appearing in "Caitiff: First of the Vampires!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Morgan Edge (Cameo)
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
- Josh Coyle
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- WGBS Field Reporter (Unnamed) (On a TV or computer screen) (Behind the scenes)
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Dr. Melmak (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Les (security guard) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Chester (security guard) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Sam Petronio (Only appearance; dies)
- Two Doctors (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Thirteen WGBS Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Skeletal Remains
Locations:
- Middle Ages (Mentioned only)
- 20th Century (Mentioned only)
- Space (Cameo) (Flashback only)
- Krypton (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Room 218
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Morgan Edge's Office
- Storeroom
- WGBS Studios
- Control Room
- 72 Stoker Avenue (Sam Petronio's address) (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Sewer System
- Caitiff's Hidden Lair
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Gotham City (Cameo)
- Gotham General Hospital (Cameo)
- Intensive Care Unit (Cameo)
- Gotham General Hospital (Cameo)
- North Pole
- Metropolis
Items:
- Super-Computer (Unnamed)
Vehicles:
- Kryptonian Rocket (Cameo) (Flashback only)
Notes
- Beginning with this issue, the Action Comics series starts a short period where the Superman of Earth-One (and all his supporting characters and villains) exist on the post-Crisis New Earth. This period ends when the effects of the Crisis "catches up" with Superman (et al) in The Man of Steel #1.
- It is unclear why the Crisis did not affect Superman immediately.At the time there were were several powerful beings who were trying to delay, reverse or control the effects of Crisis (including Mekanique, Aphrodite and the Infinite Man), and perhaps this was a side-effect.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 2)
- Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 3)
- Superman (Volume 4)
- Superman (Volume 5)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Dick Giordano/Executive Editor
- Keith Giffen/Cover Artist
- Karl Kesel/Cover Artist
- Keith Giffen/Writer
- Robert Loren Fleming/Writer
- Keith Giffen/Penciler
- Bob Oksner/Inker
- Gene D'Angelo/Colourist
- Milt Snapinn/Letterer
- Julius Schwartz/Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell/Editor
- Caitiff (New Earth)/Quotes
- Kal-El (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Morris Edelstein (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Lana Lang (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Joshua Coyle (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Caitiff (New Earth)/Appearances
- Krypton/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Daily Planet/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- Gotham General Hospital/Appearances
- North Pole/Appearances
- Fortress of Solitude/Appearances
- Super-Computer/Appearances
- Kryptonian Rocket/Appearances
- Comics
- 1986
- 1986, March
- December 25, 1985 (Publication)
- 1985, December (Publication)
- Action Comics Vol 1
- Modern-Age
- Synopsis Written
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