Action Comics Vol 1 877

"The Sleepers (Part III)": Ursa awakens inside the Fortress of Solitude. Blind without her goggles, she fashions a blindfold for herself and comes upon the imprisoned sleeper agent Tor-An. Knowing that Tor-An knows too much to live, she executes hi

"The Sleepers (Part III)"
Part of the "World Without Superman" event.
Action Comics Vol 1 #877
July, 2009
Executive Editor	Dan DiDio
Cover Artists	Andrew Robinson
The Sleepers (Part III)
Writers	Greg Rucka
Pencilers	Sidney Teles
Inkers	Sandro Ribeiro
Colorists	Rod Reis
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Wil Moss Matt Idelson
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 876
Next Issue	Action Comics # 878

If you're going to tell me Superman has come back to Earth, Lieutenant, I'm going to want a damn good reason as to how we missed that.

— General Sam Lane

Action Comics #877 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 2009.

Synopsis for "The Sleepers (Part III)"

Ursa awakens inside the Fortress of Solitude. Blind without her goggles, she fashions a blindfold for herself and comes upon the imprisoned sleeper agent Tor-An. Knowing that Tor-An knows too much to live, she executes him.

Meanwhile, Lor-Zod brings the dying Thara Ak-Var to Lois Lane and Clark's apartment. Lois calls upon the aid of Kimiyo Hoshi, aka Doctor Light, to help out. Doctor Light uses her powers to solar-charge Thara's Kryptonian cells in the hopes of stimulating her alien recuperative abilities. Lor-Zod then realizes that Ursa may still be alive and flies back to the Fortress.

General Sam Lane and his agents at Project 7734 track Lor-Zod's movements and realize where he is going. They fire missiles at the fortress and Lor-Zod takes to the air. He fires back at them with blasts of heat vision.

Meanwhile in New Paradise, Nevada, two more Kryptonian sleeper agents work as a veritable Bonnie & Clyde, knocking over banks. When the police arrive to arrest them, they kill them with blasts of heat vision.

Appearing in "The Sleepers (Part III)"

Featured Characters:

• Lor-Zod
• Thara Ak-Var

Supporting Characters:

• Kimiyo Hoshi
• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• Az-Rel (First appearance)
• Nadira (First appearance)
• Ursa
• Project 7734
  • General Sam Lane
  • Mirabai
  • Hart
  • Lt. Hollister
  • Sgt. Reyes

Other Characters:

• Icon (Cameo) (on a video monitor)
• Jimmy Olsen (Cameo) (on a video monitor)
• Mon-El (Cameo) (on a video monitor)
• Supergirl (Cameo) (on a video monitor)
• Tor-An (Final appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Fortress of Solitude
• Metropolis
  • 1938 Sullivan Place
• New Paradise, Nevada

Items:

• Phantom Zone Projector
• Sunstone crystal

Vehicles:

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Notes

• Issue shipped on May 13th, 2009.
• This issue is navigation number 25/2009.
• This issue is reprinted in Superman: Nightwing and Flamebird Vol. 1.
• Superman does not appear in this issue. He is currently on New Krypton as per Superman: World of New Krypton #3.
• The "Bonnie & Clyde" Kryptonians will be identified as Az-Rel and Nadira in Action Comics #878. Both of these characters are based upon Pre-Crisis Phantom Zone Criminals.
• Mirabai will not be identified by name until Action Comics #879.

Trivia

• The events displayed on the cover never take place in this issue.
• This issue marks the first DC Comics work for inker Sandro Ribeiro.
• DC Comics.com credits the artwork from this issue to Eddy Barrows and Ruy José, but it was actually done by Sidney Teles and Sandro Ribeiro.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series
• Images from Action Comics Vol 1 877

Links and References

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