Issue Details

Issue	#544
Published	June 1983
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Notes	45th Anniversary issue. Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

Cover Details - "The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of The New Luthor And Brainiac!"

Characters	Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Gil Kane (signed)
Inks	Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes	45th Anniversary issue. Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

28 page Superman story "Luthor Unleashed!"

Characters	Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Ardora (death); Lex Luthor, Jr. (death); Lexor (destruction); the Omega Men
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Colors	Tony Tollin
Letters	Ben Oda
Notes	Origins of the new look Brainiac and Luthor. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #50

1 page Luthor illustration "The New Luthor"

Characters	Lex Luthor
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	George Perez (designer)
Inks	George Perez
Notes	Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

3 page Superman text article "Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman!"

Genre	Super-hero; Fact
Script	Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster
Letters	typeset
Notes	Job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007. These records list page count as "4."
Reprinted	in History of the DC Universe (DC, 1988 series) #[nn]

1 page Superman illustration "Congratulations, Superman!"

Characters	Superman
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Joe Shuster
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Letters	Joe Shuster
Notes	Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted	in Action Comics (DC, 1983 series) #1 (1983)

23 page Superman story "Rebirth!"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Brainiac (villain); The Omega Men (cameo); Lord Satanis (flashback); Fortress of Solitude
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Gil Kane
Inks	Gil Kane
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Letters	Ben Oda
Notes	Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

1 page Brainiac illustration "The New Brainiac"

Characters	Brainiac
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Ed Hannigan (designer)
Inks	Dick Giordano
Notes	Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.