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ACTION COMICS #660 December 1990 [75¢] Cover Credits: Kerry Gammill (pencils; signed); Brett Breeding (inks; signed); Glenn Whitmore (colors)

Story: "Certain Death" (22 Pages)

Credits: Roger Stern (plot, script); Bob McLeod (pencils); Brett Breeding (inks); Bill Oakley (letters); Glenn Whitmore (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #473; next in Superman Vol. 2 #51)

Supporting Characters: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White (all three last in Adventures of Superman #473; all three next in Superman Vol. 2 #51), Allie (in between Superman Vol. 2 #50 and #51), Keith Timmons (last in issue #658; next in ???)

Villains: Lex Luthor (last in Adventures of Superman #473; next in flashback in issue #678; also in flashback; see Comment), Gretchen Kelley (last in Superman Vol. 2 #50; next in Adventures of Superman #475; also in flashback preceding Superman Vol. 2 #2), Pearl (last in issue #600; behind the scenes)

Other Characters: Nick Buxton (first appearance; a jet-jockey), Frankie (first appearance; a firefighter), Daley (first appearance)

Comment: Luthor fakes his own death in this story and returns as his own son Lex Luthor II in issue Action Comics #670.