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Issue: Action Comics #874
Publication Date: April 2009
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Issues: #874 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 02/11/2009
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001987411
Price: $2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: This issue is Green Shield Continuity #13, and went on sale on time. It also features the "Origins & Omens" promotion on the cover for April 2009 titles.
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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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Out of the Phantom Zone!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Mon-El
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: Mon-El #[nn] published April 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Suspicion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; General Zod; Non; Ursa; Alura; General Sam Lane; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Lois Lane; Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo); Mon-El; Kryptonians
Synopsis: On New Krypton, Superman attacks Zod, but is subdued by his soldiers. Zod tells Superman that his motives have changed, now that he has fellow Kryptonians on New Krypton. Alura invites Superman to renounce Earth and stay on New Krypton. Superman says he'll think about it. And he does, taking Lois to the Fortress, pondering what Zod is up to. While there, he hears Mon-El pleading from the Phantom Zone, as it is collapsing around him. He pleads for Superman to release him, knowing that he'll die from lead poisoning if released. Superman reluctantly releases him.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: Mon-El #[nn] published April 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #684, and continues in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #685.
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Origins & Omens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Scar of Oa; Science Police [Markham; Pollock; Wilcox]; The Guardian [Jim Harper] (flashback, cameo); Gwendoline Harper; Tellus (cameo); Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo)
Synopsis: Former Guardian Scar is observing the Guardian (Jim Harper's clone), as he warns the Science Police that Toyman always has a surprise for Metropolis on his birthday, even when in prison. Sure enough, miniature P38 Lightnings start strafing the city, and a giant teddy bear is firing explosive blasts. The team deals with the threats, as Harper reminisces. Scar then peeks into Harper's future, seeing his fears realized and other emotions with the situations to come.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: Mon-El #[nn] published April 2010
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #686.
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Black Adam! Isis! Dissension in the ranks! An uncertain future! [February 11, 2009]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ian discusses what is coming up in the Justice Society of America title. Ad for Superman #685. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
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House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: House ads for: Supergirl, Batman (Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?), Justice League of America action figures series 3, DC Comics Classics Library, World of New Krypton, Origins & Omens, and All Star Superman 2 hardcover. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Total of 3 one-page ads for: The Mousehunter (book, Little, Brown), Aaron Stone (TV, Disney XD), and Coraline The Game (video game, D3Publisher). Appear in various places in this issue.

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