Action Comics Vol 1 599

"Element 126": The Metal Men go to Doctor Tinker to have their comrade Tin revived. But, they get more than they bargained for when Lex Luthor gets involved in the revival project.

"Element 126"
Cover
Action Comics Vol 1 #599
April, 1988
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	John Byrne
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Britt Wisenbaker James Scott
Element 126
Writers	John Byrne
Pencilers	Ross Andru
Inkers	John Byrne Keith Williams
Colorists	Petra Scotese
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Mike Carlin
The Karma Baggers
Writers	Joe Calchi
Pencilers	Britt Wisenbaker
Inkers	James Scott
Colorists	Glenn Whitmore
Letterers	Dan McKinnon
Editors	Mike Carlin
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 598
Next Issue	Action Comics # 600

Tinker, I thought we understood each other. If we'd wanted Lex Luthor involved in this, we would have approached him directly...

— Gold

Action Comics #599 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1988.

Synopsis for "Element 126"

The Metal Men go to Doctor Tinker to have their comrade Tin revived. But, they get more than they bargained for when Lex Luthor gets involved in the revival project.

Appearing in "Element 126"

Featured Characters:

• Superman
• Metal Men
  • Gold (also disguised as Mr. Ayou)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum (also disguised as Ms. Tina Peety)
  • Tin (Resurrected)

Supporting Characters:

• Will Magnus

Antagonists:

• Doctor Tinker (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance; dies)
• Lex Luthor (Flashback and main story)
• Kryptonoid Man (Origin) (Single appearance) (Destroyed)

Other Characters:

• Miss Markham (LexCorp employee ordered to scream) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Bakerline
    • LexCorp Industrial Park
• Magnus Labs (unnamed location)

Items:

• Gold Bar
• Responsometer
• The Collector
• Green Kryptonite
• Doctor Tinker's pacemaker-like device

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Karma Baggers"

Jimmy Olsen goes undercover to investigate the death of his friend Rondo.

Appearing in "The Karma Baggers"

Featured Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen (used the alias O.L. Jameson)
• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Perry White
• Lois Lane
• Cat Grant (Cameo)

Antagonists:

• Putnam Tane (also disguised as Gallus Kon Akkqqus) (head of the Brethren of Gallus, hack sci-fi magazine writer & part-time treasure hunter) (Single appearance)
• General Mead (Single appearance)
• Dr. Gustavo (Single appearance)
• White Legion (Mentioned only)
• Death Brigaders (Behind the scenes) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Lex Luthor (Mentioned only) (from the previous story)
• Kryptonite-Man (Mentioned only) (from the previous story)
• The Sinnicks
  • Rondo (original name Ronald D. Harris) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Guitarist (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
  • Drummer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
• Daily Planet Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Ivan Pavlov (Mentioned only)
• Pavlov's Dog (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• WSFX (radio station)
• Taxi Cab Driver (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• The Sinnicks' Concert Fans (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Professor Argo Demostedes (In a photograph only) (Mentioned only)
• Nima Demostedes (Single appearance)
• Female Clerk (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Bob Woodward (Mentioned only)
• Carl Bernstein (Mentioned only)
• Metropolis Police Department
  • One Officer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Pinero (Cameo) (Single appearance)
  • Bomb Squad (Mentioned only)
• The Brethren of Gallus Cult
  • Delia Banning (soap opera queen) (Single appearance)
  • Marty Scavone (mystery yarn writer) (Single appearance)
  • Marty Scavone's date (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
  • Colonel John J. Mahoney (astronaut, war hero & shuttle commander) (Single appearance)
  • Female Member (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance; dies)
• George Orwell (Mentioned only)
• FX Man (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Four Members of the Press (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Eddie Murphy (Mentioned only)
• Dave (Stryker Island Inmate) (Cameo) (Behind the scenes) (Single appearance)
• Two Stryker Island Guards (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• 1985 (Mentioned only)
• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
    • Perry White's Office
    • Supply Closet
  • 10th Annual Canine Regatta (Mentioned only)
  • Garage (unknown location) (Flashback only)
  • Auditorium (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • USSR Embassy
  • Stryker's Island Penitentiary
  • Metropolis International Airport
• Florida
  • Key West
• Caribbean Sea (Unnamed)
  • New Aphelionia (Single appearance)
• Greece (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
• The Searchers (The Sinnicks' 1985 Album)
• Bombs (Destroyed)
• 45 Caliber Co-Eds (Marty Scavone's book) (Mentioned only)
• Battle Axe
• The Brethren of Gallus Weapons stash

Vehicles:

• Hydofoil
• Putnam Tane's Yacht
• Putnam Tane's Lear Jet
• Putnam Tane's Fighter Jet

Concepts:

• Halloween (Mentioned only)

Notes

• Bonus Book No. 1!
• The Karma Baggers was part of DC's Bonus Book initiative.
• "Element 126" is reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 4 (2022 Edition).

Trivia

• Jimmy Olsen was a friend of Rondo and once a drummer for Rondo's band the Sinnicks.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series