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Issue: Action Comics #723
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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: 05/22/1996
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001972311
Price: $2.75 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Copyright © 1996 DC Comics.
1996 Triangle #27.
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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
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dave Johnson (signed)
Dave Johnson (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #34 published April 1998
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Identity Crisis II: Keys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Butler
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Brainiac [Milton Fine]; Chas Cassidy; Aminah; Lois Lane; Cat Grant [Catherine Grant]; Jimmy Olsen; Dr. Guinness; Eric; James (death)
Brainiac is in Superman's body while Superman's is trapped in that of a young boy. Brainiac almost sets off nukes. Superman contacts Lois to get her to the asylum he is trapped in. But when she gets there he worries about her getting hurt and doesn't tell her. Brainiac decides that a TV broadcast will help him control humans. Superman escapes but now the police are after him.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #34 published April 1998
as Identitätskrise Kapitel 2: Schlüssel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Story continues from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #536 and continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #58.
The Deal of Steel

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Subscription ad CDC1 with Superman (on page 29 of this issue).
Watch This Space #12

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Watch This Space
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Next week: Batman Chronicles #5, Detective Comics #699, Extreme Justice #18, Flash #115, Guy Gardner Warrior Annual #2, Legion of Super-Heroes #82, Spectre #43, Superman: The Man of Steel #58, Takion #2, Wonder Woman #111, and Arsenal Special (appears on page 30 of this issue).
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #719 [Direct Sales] published March 1996
was World's Finest [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover minus text and uncolored
 
Miscellaneous
2
Letters from: Aaron Fenaud, Brian Kelley, Andy Oliver, Joe Iaquinto, Aaron Regan, and Kenneth J. Garrett.
House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
House ads for: Flash: The Return of Barry Allen, DC Comics Online, Aztek The Ultimate Man, Superman Annual #8, Batman/Demon (1/2 page), Batman: GCPD (1/2 page), and Detective Comics Annual #9. Appear in various places in the issue.
Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Total of 3 one-page ads for: The Phantom (movie, Paramount Pictures), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (cable movie, PayPerView), and 12 Free Batman and Robin Cards (food, Eskimo Pie/Welch's). Appear in various places in the issue.

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