Superman confronts Lois Lane and wants answers: Where is Jon Kent? What happened during Lois’ trip into space with Jor-El? Why didn’t she contact the Man of Steel when she returned? And most importantly, does she still love him? Or is the world-famous reporter looking to let Clark Kent down easy? Lois and Clark’s relationship gets redefined in this issue illustrated by acclaimed artist Ryan Sook!

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Action Comics #1004 is a comics entry for issue #1004 in Action Comics from 2018. GrailHub tracks publisher, series, issue number, cover date, creators, characters, and first appearances where that data is available.

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Characters associated with this issue include Blacksmith, Bug-Eyed Bandit, Captain Cold, Cicada, Copperhead (Jane Doe), and Doctor Alchemy (Desmond).

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Publisher: DC Comics
Series: Action Comics
Issue number: #1004
Cover date: Dec 1, 2018
Store date: Oct 24, 2018
Characters: Blacksmith, Bug-Eyed Bandit, Captain Cold, Cicada, Copperhead (Jane Doe), Doctor Alchemy (Desmond) +12 more
Creators: Brad Anderson, Brian Cunningham, Brian Michael Bendis, Francis Manapul, Jessica Chen, Joshua Reed +4 more

BlacksmithBug-Eyed BanditCaptain ColdCicadaCopperhead (Jane Doe)Daily PlanetInvisible MafiaRogues

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Source: Metron
Source ID: 471
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