Cover: Tom Grummett & Dennis Janke

Action Comics #665

May 1991 · DC · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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“Wake the Dead”

In "Wake the Dead," writer Roger Stern and artist Tom Grummett deliver a chilling twist on prison-break tropes, as the enigmatic Baron Sunday unleashes a terrifying experiment on Stryker's Island. After killing six inmates, he reanimates their bodies in a desperate bid for freedom—only for Superman to intervene and plunge the villain into a sudden, mysterious coma. The cover by Tom Grummett and Dennis Janke captures the eerie intensity of the moment, making this 1991 issue a standout in the Superman mythos.

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writer Roger Stern · artist Tom Grummett · inker José Marzan · colorist Glenn Whitmore · letterer Bill Oakley · cover Tom Grummett, Dennis Janke

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Full credits

writer Roger Stern

artist Tom Grummett

inker José Marzan

colorist Glenn Whitmore

letterer Bill Oakley

cover pencils Tom Grummett

cover inks Dennis Janke

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After somehow killing six inmates on Stryker's Island, Baron Sunday reanimates the bodies and tries to use them to break him out of prison. When Superman interferes, Baron Sunday is shocked into a coma.

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