CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #600

DC · Series began 1938 · May 1988

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Dates

Cover date: May 1988
On sale: February 2, 1988
Pages: 84

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #600 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition$2.50 cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition$2.50 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893041005 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition3.50 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 3.50 CAD.

Barcode 0709893041005 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Curt Swan, Mike Mignola, George Pérez, Linda Medley, Jon Bogdanove, Dan Jurgens, Kerry Gammill, Kevin Maguire, Mike Zeck, Peter Manesis, Walter Simonsoninks: George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, John Beatty, Murphy Anderson, Mike Mignola, Arthur Adams, Jon Bogdanove, Bruce Patterson, Dick Giordano, Dave Gibbons, Mike Zeck, Peter Manesis, Walter Simonsonletters: Todd Klein, John Costanza, Bill Oakley, Albert DeGuzmanscript: John Byrne, Roger Stern, Renee Witterstaettercolors: Tom Ziuko, Petra Goldberg

Stories

Different Worlds · 32 pages
Hermes summons Wonder Woman to Olympus from her romantic meeting with Superman, and the Man of Steel follows, but they arrive in different locations. After Hermes explains to Diana that Olympus has been taken over by Darkseid, the New God toys with the heroes, making them battle, as he discusses with Desaad his plans. When Superman and Wonder Woman find Darkseid and point out that he has conquered nothing as the Olympians abandoned their home, Darkseid sets off explosives throughout Olympus and leaves. But Olympus immediately regenerates and Wonder Woman and Superman return home as friends.
True Love · 8 pages
Lois is upset that the papers are saying that Superman and Wonder Woman are dating. Clark, knowing the truth, shows up at Lois' to talk, but then disappears to answer his signal watch (shown in the "Friend in Need" story in Sequence 8).
Games People Play · 8 pages
Lex threatens to reveal to the public that Maggie is a lesbian. Lex learns that he has kryptonite poisoning.
A Friend in Need · 8 pages
Superman goes to Millersburg to answer Jimmy's signal watch, but weakens from kyptonite poisoning. Jimmy takes Superman to a cave and then goes for help.
The Dark Where Madness Lies · 8 pages
Weakened by the kryptonite, Superman thinks Man-Bat is a monster and tries to destroy him. Once he comes to his senses, he sends Man-Bat for help.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanPrincess DianaWonder WomanLois LaneJimmy OlsenLex LuthorPerry WhiteKatar HolHawkmanDarkseidKirk LangstromMan-BatMaggie SawyerDesaadKalibakDan TurpinHermesGretchen KelleyMyndi MayerAmazing GraceChrissie Fenton

Reprinted in

Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020), Superman in the Eighties (2006), Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman (1994), Superman: They Saved Luthor's Brain! (2000), Wonder Woman (2004), Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years (2013), The DC Universe by Mike Mignola (2017), The DC Universe by Mike Mignola (2018)