Action Comics #650 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1990. It was published on January 2, 1990.
Synopsis for "Reflections"
Draaga goes to a bar in space, looking for someone to take him to Earth to fight Superman. Draaga finds K'Raamdyn, who tells him how everyone saw his first fight with Superman, and that he thinks Dragga got a raw deal. K'Raamdyn agrees to take Dragga to Earth, and the two begin their journey in K'Raamdyn's ship. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Superman's friends reminisce about him. Meanwhile, again, Maxima makes plans to return to Earth to try and claim Superman as her mate again. Elsewhere, Lobo enters the bar that Draaga just left, preparing to start a fight.
Appearing in "Reflections"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Amanda McCoy
- Dan Turpin
- Dubbilex (Flashback only)
- Emil Hamilton (Flashback only)
- Jimmy Olsen (Flashback and main story)
- Lois Lane (Flashback and main story)
- Maggie Sawyer
- Perry White (Flashback and main story)
- Walter Johnson (Flashback only)
- K'Raamdyn (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Darkseid (Flashback only)
- Draaga
- Kanjar Ro (Flashback only)
- Lex Luthor (Flashback only)
- Maxima (Flashback and main story)
- Sazu (Flashback and main story)
- Starbreaker (Flashback only)
- Trigon (Flashback only)
- Xotar (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Adam Strange
- Justice League International
- Justice League of America (Flashback only)
- Justice Society of America (Flashback only)
- Lobo
- New Gods (Flashback only)
- Oberon
Locations:
- Apokolips (Flashback only)
- Kansas (Flashback only)
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
- Daily Planet (Flashback and main story)
- Secret Sanctuary (Flashback and main story)
- Rann (Flashback only)
Items:
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch (Flashback and main story)
- Aero-Discs (Flashback only)
- Helmet of Fate (Flashback only)
- Batsuit (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Mobius Chair (Flashback only)
- Astro-Harness (Flashback only)
- Justice League Cruiser
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Adventures of Superman: George Pérez.
Continuity Notes
- Lois Lane remembers how Clark once told her that Superman was his foster brother (Unknown to Lois, it was a ruse).[1]
- This issue includes some flashbacks that are retcons of Pre-Crisis stories:
- JLA fights Xotar in The Brave and the Bold #29.
- Justice League of America #96 shows the first battle between Starbreaker and JLA, including Katar Hol, the Hawkman of Earth-One. The Hawkworld ongoing series later established that Carter Hall, the original Hawkman, had taken Hol's place on the League in Post-Crisis continuity.[2]
- JLA and Adam Strange versus Kanjar Ro in Justice League of America #121.
- The original tale where the JLA and JSA fought Darkseid occurred in Justice League of America #183-185; however, the original story-arc included the participation of Earth-Two Wonder Woman and Huntress (Helena Wayne), whose existence was eliminated in Post-Crisis. The Pre-Crisis final is different: Darkseid was killed by his own weapon, sabotaged by Metron; in the retcon, he was not defeated by the heroes.
- All these retcons in this issue retroactively indicates that Superman was not a JLA official member, but only a friend. It wasn't until Infinite Crisis restored Superman's status as a JLA founding member.