Story: "The Sinbad Contract, Part One" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Bill Messner-Loebs (plot, script)
Curt Swan (pencils)
Dennis Janke (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Glenn Whitmore (colors)
Jon Peterson (assistant edits)
Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman (last in Action Comics #657; next in Adventures of Superman #471)

Supporting Characters:

Davood Nassur (first appearance; next in Adventures of Superman #471)
Soraya Nassur (first appearance; Davood's sister and a secretary at LexCorp; next in Adventures of Superman #471)

Villains:

Lex Luthor (last in Action Comics #657; next in Adventures of Superman #471)
DMT (first appearance; an international weapons cartel; Dave and Johnny named in Adventures of Superman #471; next in Adventures of Superman #471)

Other Characters:

Keith Timmons (in between Action Comics #656 and #658)
Munea Nassur (first appearance; Davood's mother)
Jahir (first appearance; Davood's uncle)
Hassan Nassur (first appearance; Davood's brother)
Hoda Nassur (first appearance; Davood's sister)
Jim 'Fred' Fredders
Joan 'Ginger' Rodgers (first appearance of both; two police officers; all six next in Adventures of Superman #471)
Ismael (first appearance; a friend of Davood)
Ms. Kreel (first appearance; one of Luthor's secretaries)
Carl Masters (first appearance; dies)