Action Comics #670 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1991.
Synopsis for "Skullduggery"
The aftermath of Monarch's attacks causes S.T.A.R. Labs building to collapse. Joseph Martin, a young man who who possessed the Metagene and was being examined at S.T.A.R., tries to escape from the rumbling and he finds Parasite at the lab. A grounding cable from Monarch's machine falls and causes Joseph's Metagene to trigger. Joseph manages to walk out from all the rubble and walk home. Superman, along with the rest of the heroes involved in the battle against Monarch, search for survivors among the wreckage, and the man of steel refuses to leave until everyone is rescued.
Joseph starts feeling ill and he loses all his hair, and decides to go to S.T.A.R. Labs to be inspected, forgetting that the building just collapsed. However, when he walks out of his apartment, he kills some muggers with his new-found powers and heads to the Tivoli Theater. Superman learns of this troublemaker and confronts him, but Joseph's face turned into a white skull with glowing energy, and he attacks Superman, reciting the same lines of the movie character, Atomic Skull.
Meanwhile, Gretchen Kelley meets her long-lost "son", Lex Luthor, Jr., heir to Luthor's empire.
Appearing in "Skullduggery"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Allie
- Colin Thornton
- Dan Turpin, M.S.C.U.
- Emil Hamilton
- Guardian
- Metropolis Police Department
- Lex Luthor, Jr. (First appearance)
- Lois Lane
- Perry White
- Sam Foswell
Antagonists:
- Atomic Skull (First appearance) (Origin)
- Gretchen Kelley
- Mitch (First appearance)
- Monarch
- Parasite
- Sydney Happersen
Other Characters:
- Deadman
- Doctor Leung
- Elroy
- Jeb Friedman
- Justice League International
- Wonder Woman
- Ling
Locations:
- Australia
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Theatre
- Daily Planet
- S.T.A.R. Labs (Destroyed)
- Metropolis
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Superman navigation number 1991/34
- This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1.
- This story follows the events that took place in Armageddon 2001 #2
- This issue is reprinted in the 'Superman: They Saved Luthor's Brain' trade paperback.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Family Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
Links and References
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 Armageddon 2001 Crossover
This comic issue is a part of the "Armageddon 2001" crossover event that took place throughout all of DC's Annuals in 1991. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Armageddon 2001 Crossover" category. Issues
Armageddon 2001 #1 • Superman Annual #3 • Batman Annual #15 • Justice League America Annual #5 • Action Comics Annual #3 • The Flash Annual #4 • Hawkworld Annual #2 • New Titans Annual #7 • Detective Comics Annual #4 • Adventures of Superman Annual #3 • L.E.G.I.O.N. Annual #2 • Hawk and Dove Annual #2 • Justice League Europe Annual #2 • Armageddon 2001 #2 • Action Comics #670 |