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Issue: Action Comics #563

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Publication Date: January 1985

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Issues: #563 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

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Variant: Canadian

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 10/25/1984

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0709893041001

Price: $0.95 CAD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (3 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock:

Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Action Comics #563 [Direct]

Action Comics #563 [Canadian]

Action Comics #563 [Newsstand]

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Content Items (5 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; Ambush Bug; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen [as The Blob]

First Line: You're on, Ambush Bug! The winner gets to put his name up in place of Superman's above the Action logo!

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Pages: 1

Black Beauty

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero

Character(s): Ambush Bug (Origin); Superman; Ronald Morris (cameo); Jack Ryder (cameo); Bethany Snow (cameo); Dr. Derwood Denton (cameo); Ted Baxter (cameo); Brum-El; Larda; Mon-Grel

Synopsis: Ambush Bug tells Superman the origin of his costume, which Supes thinks is ridiculous until he realizes it is the same as his own origin.

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Pages: 8

Job Number: S-4472

Mr. Mxyzptlk, Media Star!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Lana Lang; Josh Coyle; Mr. Mxyzptlk

Synopsis: Mr. Mxyzptlk causes his usual chaos at the Galaxy Broadcasting building because he wants his own TV show. Worse, Mxyzptlk has cast a spell preventing anyone from saying their own name backwards! But Superman finds the loophole and sends Mxyzptlk away.

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Pages: 8

Job Number: S-4455

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Job Number: S-4525

Jimmy Olsen-- Blob!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen [the Blob]; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane

Synopsis: Jimmy Olsen is turned into a weird blob by a bad batch of his Elastic Lad serum.

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Pages: 8

Job Number: S-4470