Action Comics Annual #2

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About this issue

Writer

George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, and Roger Stern

Penciller

Curt Swan, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, and Mike Mignola

Inker

Brett Breeding, George Pérez, and John Statema

Colorist

Glenn Whitmore and Petra Scotese

Letterer

Bill Oakley

Cover

George Pérez and Jerry Ordway

Editor

Mike Carlin and Renée Witterstaetter

Characters

Cat Grant, Cellkeeper 385, Cleric, Draaga, Eradicator, Jimmy Olsen, Jonathan Kent, Jor-El, Kelex, Kem-L, Lana Lang, Lara Lor-Van, Lentra, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Matrix (Mae), Mongul the Elder, Perry White, Sen-M, Superman, and Syra

Teams

Daily Planet, House of El, and Kent Family

Story arc

Superman: Exile

Cover date

June 1989

On sale

13 April 1989

Cover price

$1.75

Pages

68

Rating

CCA

Superman, still captured by slavers (see Adventures of Superman 454) is sold as a gladiator to Warworld for the amusement of it's peoples and leader, Mongul. A cellkeeper learns that he is Kryptonian and delivers the news to the Cleric, a prisoner on one of the asteroids orbitting Warworld (the so-called "Pariah Penitentiary"). The Cleric refuses to believe that any Kryptonian could still be alive and tells the cellkeeper of his time on ancient Krypton, during the 5th historical epoch. Meanwhile, Superman is forced to fight in the gladatorial games against many foes, refusing to kill any of them. Mongul decides to have Superman fight his prized champion, Draaga. As Draaga is about to defeat Superman, the Cleric merges minds with Superman and they share each...