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Action Comics #1049

DC · Series began 2011 · January 2023

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Dates

Cover date: January 2023
On sale: November 22, 2022
Pages: 44

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #1049 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Steve Beach Cover

Barcode 76194134388404911
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Roger Cruz 90's Rewind Cardstock Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388404941
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Nathan Szerdy Cardstock Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388404921
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Mario "Fox" Foccillo Kal-El Returns Arc Cardstock Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388404931
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Creators

pencils: Steve Beach, Mike Perkins, David Laphaminks: Steve Beach, Mike Perkins, David Laphamcolors: Steve Beach, Lee Loughridge, Trish Mulvihillscript: Phillip Kennedy Johnsonletters: Dave Sharpe

Stories

Kal-El Returns Chapter Five: The Fight Ahead · 22 pages
Superman battles Orion, Kalibak, and Desaad, who are after Osul-Ra who now possesses the Fire of Olgrun. After the battle with the New Gods, Superman sends Warworld off on a journey to return the refugees to their homeworlds. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor blackmails Metallo into helping him.
Red Moon Part Three · 8 pages
Supergirl and Thao-La battle Chaytil and a monster he has created that threatens Metropolis.

Reprinted in

Superman: Kal-El Returns (2023)