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Issue: Action Comics #721
Publication Date: May 1996
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Issues: #721 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/21/1996
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001972111
Price: $2.75 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1996 Triangle #18.
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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
Format Notes:  
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Strange Luck!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #30 published April 1998
as Superman in Action Comics #721 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Fortune Plague

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Dana; Ron Troupe; Lucy Lane; Ted; Bibbo Bibbowski; Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Mary Jane Watson (cameo)
Synopsis: Mr. Mxyzptlk spreads luck to all the residents of Metropolis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #30 published April 1998
as Vom Glück verfolgt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #56.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #717 [Direct Sales] published January 1996
was The Trial of Superman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover minus text
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Lucas Kealey, Douglas McEwan, and Tim Durbin.
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Jerry Siegel 1914-1996

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Tribute/obituary for the creator of Superman (on page 34 of this issue).
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Subscription

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription ad CMOT with Superman (on page 29 of this issue).
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House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: House ads for: Starman, Artemis Requiem, Catwoman: The Catfile/Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories, The Power of Shazam, and Batman: Black and White. Appear in various places in the issue.
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Watch This Space: Legends of the Death Earth

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Watch This Space
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Next week: Catwoman #33, Extreme Justice #16, Flash #113, Legion of Super-Heroes #80, Looney Tunes #23, Robin #29, Spectre #41, Superboy #27, Superman: The Man of Steel #56, Wonder Woman #109, and Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories (appears on page 30 in this issue).
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Total of 4 one-page ads for: Simon & Kirby: The Legend (books, Northart Concepts), Batman Forever (cable movie, PayPerView), Comic Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards, and Wing Commander IV (game, ORIGIN Systems). Appear in various places in the issue.

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