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Action Comics #831

DC · Series began 1938 · November 2005

Dates

Cover date
November 2005
On sale
September 14, 2005
Pages
40

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #831 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120001983111

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930410911

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Story arc: Villains United

This is part 10 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Villains United #1
  2. Villains United #2
  3. Batman: Gotham Knights #66
  4. Villains United #3
  5. Breach #7
  6. Nightwing #110
  7. Villains United #4
  8. Superman #221
  9. Villains United #5
  10. Action Comics #831
  11. Firestorm #17
  12. Villains United #6
  13. Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1

Creators

pencils: Dan Jurgens, John Byrneinks: Kevin Nowlan, Nelsoncolors: Guy Majorscript: Gail Simoneletters: Pat Brosseau

Stories

  • Black & Blue · 22 pages

    Luthor has Cheetah recruit Bizarro and Zoom for the Secret Society. Superman and Black Adam fight. Lois and Lana get details about what is known about the Society from a Pentagon general. Lois gets word of the Society to Superman in the middle of the battle. Superman attempts one last KO punch, but Adam turns his back to Superman, causing Superman to stop the fight. Dr. Psycho attempts to blackmail his way to freedom. Superman agrees, and Psycho releases everyone from his control. Superman threatens that he's watching the Society now that he knows about it, and Adam takes Psycho back.

Publisher’s description

A VILLAINS UNITED tie-in! Get ready for Superman vs. Black Adam--and Doctor Psycho will be there to pick up the pieces!

Reprinted in

Superman: Strange Attractors (2006), Superman: The Journey (2006)

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