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Cover: Keith Giffen & Dick Giordano

Action Comics #539

Jan 1983 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
“Past Imperfect!”

The Atom uses the Time Pool to try to help Superman get to the past to stop Lord Satanis and Syrene. Flash does the same with the Cosmic Treadmill, but both efforts fail. Back in the past, the other Superman is still a pawn in the war between Satanis and Syrene. Clark Kent shows up at the Daily Planet, and promptly keels over. Clark Kent is dead! Meanwhile, Satanis manages to take over the body of the Superman in the past. And Clark Kent's autopsy begins.

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writer Marv Wolfman · artist Gil Kane · inker Gil Kane · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover Keith GiffenDick Giordano

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Cast · 16 characters

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artist Gil Kane
inker Gil Kane
colorist Gene D'Angelo
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils Keith Giffen
cover inks Dick Giordano

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The Atom uses the Time Pool to try to help Superman get to the past to stop Lord Satanis and Syrene. Flash does the same with the Cosmic Treadmill, but both efforts fail. Back in the past, the other Superman is still a pawn in the war between Satanis and Syrene. Clark Kent shows up at the Daily Planet, and promptly keels over. Clark Kent is dead! Meanwhile, Satanis manages to take over the body of the Superman in the past. And Clark Kent's autopsy begins.

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