Action Comics Vol 1 586

"The Champion!"

Part of the "[[Legends]]" event.

Cover

The Champion!

Editors

Andrew Helfer

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Superman is something more. Something special. He is a champion!

— Orion

Action Comics #586 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1987.

Synopsis for "The Champion!"

Lightray and Orion travel to Apokolips to confront Superman, who is now brainwashed into thinking that he is the son of Darkseid. With Darkseid restoring Superman's knowledge of his own powers, the Man of Steel goes to attack Lightray and Orion, mainly focusing on Orion, who reveals to Superman who the real son of Darkseid is. Meanwhile, Amazing Grace tries to seduce Lightray with her power of mesmerizing speech in an attempt to kill him, but fails as he uses his light powers to stun her.

Orion's Mother Box restores Superman's memory as well as his original costume, and he flies into a rage. Darkseid, who was about to punish Grace for her failure, realizes that Superman is no longer under his control. He uses his Omega Beams, and they lie all around the city, chasing Superman. Superman leads them all the way back to Darkseid, and dodges, and they hit him. Darkseid, injured, begins burning Superman with his Omega Beams. Superman breaks free from them, and attacks Darkseid, pummeling him. He knocks Darkseid across the room, and flies towards him again. Darkseid opens a Boom Tube in front of him, and the Man of Steel flies through it, and goes back to Earth.

Appearing in "The Champion!"

Featured Characters:

Superman

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Highfather (Mentioned only)
Glorious Godfrey (Mentioned only)
Phantom Stranger (Mentioned only)
Hunger Dogs (also) (Appears only as a corpse)
Shock Troopers (also) (Appears only as a corpse)
Sentry (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Parademons (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Space
- New Genesis (appears as an asteroid field that was destroyed in DC Graphic Novel #4) (Mentioned only)
- Apokolips
  - Armagetto
- Earth (through the Boom Tube) (Cameo)

Items:

Astro-Harness
- Astro-Force
Mother Box
Omega Beams
Kryptonite (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

Notes

Continuity Notes

Per the editor's note, read Superman (Volume 2) #3 and Adventures of Superman #426 before reading this story.
This is "chapter 19" of the Legends crossover. The previous chapter was Adventures of Superman #426. The next chapter is Cosmic Boy #4.
This issue takes place between the events of Legends #4 and Legends #5.

Publication Notes

This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2 and Superman vs. Darkseid.

Trivia

No trivia.

Links and References

Legends (comics) at Wikipedia.org

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Legends Crossover
The events from this issue or series are related to the Legends crossover event.
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Core Issues

Legends #1 • Legends #2 • Legends #3 • Legends #4 • Legends #5 • Legends #6

Tie-Ins

Batman #401 • Detective Comics #568 • Green Lantern Corps #207 • Cosmic Boy #1 • Justice League of America #258 • Secret Origins (Volume 2) #10 • Firestorm (Volume 2) #55 • Cosmic Boy #2 • Justice League of America #259 • Firestorm (Volume 2) #56 • Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #9 • Warlord #114 • Cosmic Boy #3 • Justice League of America #260 • Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #10 • Warlord #115 • Superman (Volume 2) #3 • Adventures of Superman #426 • Action Comics #586 • Cosmic Boy #4 • Justice League of America #261 • Secret Origins (Volume 2) #14

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