Superman was subjected to the Big Bang! As powerful as he is... I-- I doubt even he could have survived! My friends, we saved Metropolis... But at what a cost! We destroyed Superman! 
Action Comics #553 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1984.
Synopsis for "The World At Time's End!"
Vandal Savage tries to deceive the people of Metropolis as Superman and Rip Hunter's team go back to the dawn of time to try and stop the villain from harnessing the powers of Creation.
Appearing in "The World At Time's End!"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (Apparent Death)
Supporting Characters:
- Forgotten Heroes
- Animal Man
- Dolphin
- Immortal Man (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Rip Hunter
- Cave Carson
- Congorilla
- Congo Bill
- Rick Flag
- Dane Dorrance
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
Antagonists:
- Vandal Savage (Flashback and main story) (Origin) (also as Genghis Khan, an Egyptian pharaoh, and a Sumerian king)
- Abraxas Corporation
- Dr. Cruise (Final appearance)
- Abraxas Corporation
- Giant Prehistoric Plant
- Dinosaurs
- United States Navy
- Three Sailors (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Three Divers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- United States Army
- Soldiers (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Captain (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- General (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Time Masters
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Blood Tribe (Flashback only)
- Bear Tribe (Flashback only)
- One Member (Unnamed) (Dies in flashback)
- Brothers Grimm (Mentioned only)
- Justice League of America (Mentioned only)
- Brainiac (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
- Lord Satanis (Mentioned only)
- Mayor of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Harkness???)
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
- Members of the Press (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Dan (Single appearance) (Cameo)
- United States Marine Corps (Mentioned only)
- God (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Space
- The Sun
- Earth
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Abraxas Incorporated
- Metropolis Park
- State (Unnamed)
- Washington D.C. (Mentioned only)
- Virginia
- Metropolis
- The Bahamas (Mentioned only)
- Caribbean Sea
- Underwater Time Pyramid (previously called a Temple)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantis (Mentioned only)
- Africa
- Egypt (Mentioned only)
- Giza
- Pyramid of Giza (Mentioned only)
- Giza
- Country (Unnamed)
- Time Pyramid (previously called a Temple)
- Egypt (Mentioned only)
- Asia
- South America
- Brazil
- Jungles
- Time Pyramid (previously called a Temple)
- Jungles
- Brazil
- United States of America
- 50,000 Years Ago (Flashback only)
- Beginning of Time
Items:
- Fireball (Flashback only)
- Immortal Man's Jewel (Flashback and main story) (Origin)
- Kawolo's Magic Ring
Vehicles:
- Vandal Savage's Flying Platform
- Time Sphere
Concepts:
See Also