Story: "The Professionals" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Louise Simonson (plot, script)
Chuck Wojtkiewicz (pencils)
Dennis Janke (inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Glenn Whitmore (colors)
Frank Pittarese (assistant edits)
Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Characters:

Superman (last in Action Comics #693; next in Bloodbath #1)

Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane
Cat Grant (both last in Action Comics #693; both next in Superman Vol. 2 #84)
Jimmy Olsen (last in Adventures of Superman #506; next in Superman Vol. 2 #84)
Perry White (last in issue #27; next in Superman Vol. 2 #84)
John Henry Irons (last in issue #27; next in Steel #1)
Supergirl (last in Superman Vol. 2 #83; next in Supergirl Vol. 3 #1)
Adam Grant (in between Superman Vol. 2 #83 and #84)
Allie (last in issue #27; next in Adventures of Superman #508)
Keith Robert Parks
Myra

Villains:

Bloodthirst (in between issue #27 and #29)
Lex Luthor II (last in Superman Vol. 2 #83; next in issue #29)
Sydney Happersen (last in Adventures of Superman #505; next in issue #29)
PDQ
Strongbox
Hardknox
Fadeout (first appearance of all four; all four team together as Nuclear Waste)
Toyman II (last in flashback in Action Comics #865; next in Superman Vol. 2 #84)
Hi-Tech (in between Action Comics #682 and #694)

Other Characters:

Beasley (first appearance; a LexCorp employee; is fired; next in issue #29)
Ricco (first appearance; a gang member; dies)
Zack (first appearance; a friend of Keith)
Stacy McCall (first appearance; a young girl)

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