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Action Comics #1045

DC · Series began 2011 · September 2022

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Dates

Cover date: September 2022
On sale: July 26, 2022
In stores: July 26, 2022
Pages: 44

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1045 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Lucio Parrillo Cover

Barcode 76194134388404511
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Rafael Sarmento Cardstock Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388404521
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Story arc: Warworld Saga

This is part 16 of 17. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Lucio Parrillo, Will Conrad, Brent Peeples, David Lapham, Josh Adamsinks: Lucio Parrillo, Brent Peeples, Will Conrad, David Lapham, Josh Adamscolors: Lucio Parrillo, Lee Loughridge, Trish Mulvihill, Hi-Fiscript: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Laura Siegel Larson, Frank Miller, Denys Cowan, Tom King, Neal Adams, Cary Bates, Mike Gold, Larry Hama, Jenette Kahn, Carl Potts, Roy Thomas, Paul Levitz, Terry Austin, Jon Bogdanove, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jim Lee, Michael Goldenletters: Dave Sharpe, Clayton Cowlesediting: Brittany Holzherr

Stories

Warworld Revolution Part Three · 22 pages
Mongul unleashes Darling, O.M.A.C., Apollo, and Lightray, who has been transformed into Black Razor, to strike against the Phaelosians. Superman refuses to give up hope and splits his team to go on separate missions to help them achieve their goals. Natasha, Leonath, and Orphan are confronted by Teacher and Darling, while Superman, Kryl-Ux, Otho-Ra, and Osul-Ra run into an unexpected obstacle on their mission.
A World Without Clark Kent Part Two · 8 pages
Lois and John Henry's efforts to save Thao-La by using Genesis energy are interrupted when Conduit attacks and steals the Genesis fragment from them.
The Endless Line · 3 pages
Neal Adams discusses his viewpoint on using new ideas and exercising his imagination, while many of the characters whom he contributed his talents to line up to thank him.

Publisher’s description

The Warworld Revolution escalates as Superman gains the upper hand, forcing Mongul to take desperate measures. Meanwhile, a fallen ally of Superman is resurrected…at a terrible cost. A new connection to Jack Kirby’s Fourth World is revealed as the Warworld Saga’s mind-blowing conclusion nears! Then, in “A World Without Clark Kent”—Lois Lane and John Henry Irons race against time to save Thao-La, testing the limits of the mysterious element Genesis!

Reprinted in

Superman: Action Comics (2022), Superman: The Warworld Saga (2023)