CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #1053

DC · Series began 2011 · May 2023

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Dates

Cover date: May 2023
On sale: March 28, 2023
In stores: March 28, 2023
Pages: 52

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Editions and covers (9)

Copies of #1053 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Steve Beach Cover

Barcode 76194134388405311
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Lucio Parrillo Shazam! Fury of the Gods Movie Cardstock Variant Cover

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Lee Weeks Cardstock Variant Cover

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Nathan Szerdy Cardstock Variant Cover

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Rafa Sandoval Cardstock Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388405321
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Eleonora Carlini International Women's Day Variant Cover

Barcode 76194134388405371
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Steve Beach Foil Cardstock Variant Cover

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Will Jack Variant AMetron
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Will Jack Variant BMetron
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Story arc: Rise of Metallo

This is part 3 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Also part of: Power Girl Returns, Lois & Clark 2

Creators

pencils: Steve Beach, Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks, Marguerite Sauvageinks: Steve Beach, Rafa Sandoval, Lee Weeks, Marguerite Sauvagecolors: Steve Beach, Matt Herms, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Marguerite Sauvagescript: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Dan Jurgens, Leah Williamsletters: Dave Sharpe, Rob Leigh, Becca Careyediting: Jillian Grant, Paul Kaminski, Brittany Holzherr

Stories

Unmade · 20 pages
John Henry is targeted by Metallo's drones, and when the Super-Family comes to the rescue, Supergirl is injured in the battle. Superman confronts Luthor about his involvement with Metallo's agenda, while Metallo continues with his plans to kill Superman and his family to save his sister. Meanwhile, Jon has to get used to sharing his parents with Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra.
Home Again Part Three · 10 pages
Superman and Lois are confronted by Lloyd Crayton who shows up at the farm, drawn by an artifact from the original Doomsday that Jon has hidden. Meanwhile Jon and Princess Glyanna have been abducted by Killamek to be brought back to their planet to stand trial for treason.
Head Like a Whole Part Three · 10 pages
Power Girl and Lilith use Jon's mind as bait to try to track the enemy who is trying to attack Power Girl through the minds of the Super-Family.

Publisher’s description

“No livin’ thing’s supposed to have power like this. No matter how blue your eyes are or how pretty your face is, you’re just as much a monster as me.” War rages on between Metropolis’s two men of steel, Superman and Metallo! As Metallo’s new body continues to evolve in unexpected and nightmarish ways, the voice of his “operating system” has been changing too, testing the limits of his sanity. Finally, when his alien tech takes on a life of its own and infects the most violent members of the Blue Earth movement, the resultant abominations target Superman’s greatest strength and greatest weakness: his family! Introducing the first appearance of the Necrohive!

Reprinted in

Power Girl Returns (2023), Superman: Action Comics (2024), Superman: Lois and Clark: Doom Rising (2024)