"Caitiff: First of the Vampires!": Superman encounters Caitiff, supposedly the first vampire, who is now stalking Metropolis.
Action Comics #577 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1986. It was published on December 26, 1985.
Synopsis for "Caitiff: First of the Vampires!"
Superman encounters Caitiff, supposedly the first vampire, who is now stalking Metropolis.
Appearing in "Caitiff: First of the Vampires!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Morgan Edge (Cameo)
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
- Josh Coyle
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- WGBS Field Reporter (Unnamed) (On a TV or computer screen) (Behind the scenes)
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Dr. Melmak (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Les (security guard) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Chester (security guard) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Sam Petronio (Single appearance; dies)
- Two Doctors (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Batman (Mentioned only)
- Thirteen WGBS Employees (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Skeletal Remains
Locations:
- Middle Ages (Mentioned only)
- 20th Century (Mentioned only)
- Space (Cameo) (Flashback only)
- Krypton (Cameo) (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Room 218
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Morgan Edge's Office
- Storeroom
- WGBS Studios
- Control Room
- 72 Stoker Avenue (Sam Petronio's address) (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Sewer System
- Caitiff's Hidden Lair
- Metropolis Center for Disease Control
- Gotham City (Cameo)
- Gotham General Hospital (Cameo)
- Intensive Care Unit (Cameo)
- Gotham General Hospital (Cameo)
- North Pole
- Metropolis
Items:
- Super-Computer (Unnamed)
Vehicles:
- Kryptonian Rocket (Cameo) (Flashback only)
Notes
- Beginning with this issue, the Action Comics series starts a short period where the Superman of Earth-One (and all his supporting characters and villains) exist on the post-Crisis New Earth. This period ends when the effects of the Crisis "catches up" with Superman (et al) in The Man of Steel #1.
- It is unclear why the Crisis did not affect Superman immediately. At the time there were several powerful beings who were trying to delay, reverse or control the effects of Crisis (including Mekanique, Aphrodite and the Infinite Man), and perhaps this was a side-effect.