Action Comics Vol 1 543

"Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"": Vandal Savage arranges for Neutron to be released from prison, and then manipulates Superman into fighting him when Neutron is not actually committing a crime.

Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"
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Action Comics Vol 1 #543
May, 1983
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Ross Andru Mike DeCarlo
Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"
Writers	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	Dave Hunt
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Ben Oda
Editors	Julius Schwartz E. Nelson Bridwell
Previous Issue	Action Comics # 542
Next Issue	Action Comics # 544

Superman? Stay Back! Don't stop me, or I swear you'll regret it! I have to do this!

— Neutron

Action Comics #543 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1983.

Synopsis for Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"

Vandal Savage arranges for Neutron to be released from prison, and then manipulates Superman into fighting him when Neutron is not actually committing a crime.

Appearing in Superman: "Within These Hands--Power!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman (Flashback and main story) (from Action Comics #525)

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Lana Lang
• Perry White
• Jimmy Olsen
• Inspector Henderson

Antagonists:

• Neutron (Flashback and main story) (Origin) (from Action Comics #525)
• Vandal Savage

Other Characters:

• Board of Parole
  • Six Members (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
• Louis Havius (Neutron's lawyer) (Single appearance)
• Lex Luthor (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
• TNT Trio (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
  • Ted Grand (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
  • Tim Moore (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
• Roy (helicopter pilot)
• Ali Kyamm (First appearance)
• Ben-David (First appearance)
• Abdul Saudi
• Sharma Saudi (Abdul's wife) (Mentioned only)
• Ronald Reagan (Mentioned only)
• Carriage Driver (Unnamed)
• Warden (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Two Metropolis Prison Guards (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
• Brainiac (Mentioned only)
• Metropolis Eagle (Mentioned only)
  • Rory Stasson
• WGBS News Cameraman (Unnamed)
• Four Bar Room Patrons (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Bartender (Unnamed) (Cameo)
• Metropolis Police Department
• Judge Wilkins (Mentioned only)
• Three Abraxas Staff Members (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Saturn (Mentioned only)
• United States of America
  • Metropolis
    • Metropolis Prison
    • S.T.A.R. Labs (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
      • Nuclear Reactor (Flashback only) (from 1980) (from Action Comics #525)
    • Underground Laboratory (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
      • Luthor's Lair #16 (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
    • Metropolis Park
    • Galaxy Communications Building
      • Storage Room
      • Perry White's Office
    • Midtown Metropolis
    • Abraxas Corporation
  • Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
  • Alaska
    • Fairbanks
      • Airport (Unnamed)
• Atlantic Ocean (Unnamed)
• Middle East
  • Egypt (Unnamed)
    • Giza
      • Pyramid of Giza
      • Great Sphinx of Giza
    • Lois Lane's Hotel Room
• North Pole

Items:

• Neutron Displacer (Flashback only) (from 1980 and 1981) (from Action Comics #525)
• Pulitzer Prize (Mentioned only)
• Daily Planet Newspaper (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

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Notes

• Abraxas was misspelled on the building. On page 11 panel 4 it was spelled Abraxas. On page 22 panel 1 it was spelled Abraxus.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series