Cover Credits |
Penciller: Kerry Gammill Inker: Brett Breeding |
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Comic Title: Action Comics #657
Publisher: DC
(DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1990
On Sale Date:
August 7, 1990 Shipping Date August 7, 1990
Source: Previews, #17
Shipping Date August 7, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #181
Copyright Date August 8, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990
Direct Market Date August 9, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #162
Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin
Story |
Title: "There Is a Happy Land... Far, Far Away"
Pages: 22
Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)
Writer: Roger Stern
Penciller: Kerry Gammill
Inker: Brett Breeding
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Feature Character(s)
- Superman (last appearance in L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 Annual #1; next appearance in Captain Atom #46)
Supporting Character(s)
- Bill Henderson (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #467; no further appearances)
Villain(s)
- Toyman (last appearance in Superman #13; no further appearances)
- Lex Luthor (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #470; next appearance in Superman #48)
- Intergang (last appearance in Superman #47; no further appearances)
- Mannheim (last appearance in Action Comics #654; no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Judy Jessup (a kidnapped girl; no further appearances)
- George W. Jessup and his wife (Judy's parents; no further appearances)
- Inga (Judy's nanny; no further appearances)
- Emily and Jennings (LexCorp employees; no further appearances)
- Several LexCorp security guards (Ralph and Mick named; no further appearances)
- Garson (a Metropolis police officer; no further appearances)
- Several kidnapped children (no further appearances)
- An unnamed police lieutenant (no further appearances)
Cameo Appearance(s)
- Morgan Edge (in flashback to Superman #13)
Synopsis:
The Toyman kidnaps the daughter of a LexCorp employee to disrupt Luthor's business and because he believes the girl is lonely and neglected. Intergang, his current employer, is against his actions. When Toyman kidnaps more children, Superman follows them to an abandoned amusement park. Intergang tries to protect Toyman, who turns against them in order to protect the children. Superman then convinces the Toyman to let the children return to their parents.
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