Action Comics Vol 1 800

"A Hero's Journey"

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Action Comics #800 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2003. It was published on February 5, 2003.

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Pascal Ferry/Penciler
Duncan Rouleau/Penciler
Alex Ross/Penciler
Tony Harris/Penciler
Bill Sienkiewicz/Penciler
Dave Bullock/Penciler
Ed McGuinness/Penciler
J.H. Williams III/Penciler
Dan Jurgens/Penciler
Klaus Janson/Penciler
Kilian Plunkett/Penciler
Jim Lee/Penciler
Tim Sale/Penciler
Lee Bermejo/Penciler
Cam Smith/Inker
Marlo Alquiza/Inker
Scott Hanna/Inker
Duncan Rouleau/Inker
Moose Baumann/Colourist
Jeromy Cox/Colourist
Guy Major/Colourist
Comicraft/Letterer
Tom Palmer, Jr./Editor
Eddie Berganza/Editor
Kal-El (New Earth)/Appearances
Jonathan Kent (New Earth)/Appearances
Martha Clark (New Earth)/Appearances
Lana Lang (New Earth)/Appearances
Blackhawk Air Corps/Appearances
Billy Batson (New Earth)/Appearances
Thomas Birch (New Earth)/Appearances
Edward Wilson (New Earth)/Appearances
Metropolis/Appearances
Kansas/Appearances
Smallville, Kansas/Appearances
Paris, France/Appearances
France/Appearances
Venice/Appearances
Italy/Appearances

In a mix of different flashback sequences, we see who inspired Superman to be a hero, and what an inspiration Superman is for other people.

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Tommy Birch, in a drunken stupor, states that he is in Vienna (Austria). However, the gondola behind him would seem to indicate he is actually in Venice (Italy). A letter later from Lana Lang confirms that it was, indeed, Venice.
This story is reprinted in Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition.