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Issue: Superman #657
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 2006
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Pages: 40
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UPC/EAN: 07098930675212
Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy paper
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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City of Tomorrow

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Camelot Falls

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Ghostwolves; Sirocco (future, intro); Khyber (future, intro); Mad-Eye (future, cameo); Shado (future, cameo); Scrap; Green Lantern [Helen Jordan] (future)
Arion shows Superman and his friends the world of 2014, introducing Khyber, who worked behind the scenes eventually causing world war. Superman confronted Khyber, who threw him deep into the Earth, causing a disastrous electromagnetic pulse and global upheaval killing billions. Luthor, Jimmy, Lois, Sirocco, Parasite, and others allied in opposition to Khyber but are barely surviving, scavenging from a destroyed Metropolis. Another volcano erupts,spewing out Superman, years after being entombed in the crust. Back in the present, Arion warns Jimmy that this Superman will make things much worse.
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Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. The publicity for this issue hit some controversy when an interview with Kurt Busiek on Newsarama on 2007-10-03 included some penciled pages from this issue as a preview, and page 10 included some topless servant girls with Khyber. This was unnoticed by DC until Kurt asked the associate editor about it, who then provided Newsarama with a replacement updated page the same day, the one that was eventually published (with no nudity).
DC Nation: #30 October 11, 2006

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Dan discuses some of the phone calls with various writers and artists that he handles this week. Ads for Superman #658, Green Arrow #67, Martian Manhunter #3, and Tales of the Unexpected #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
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House ads for: The New Frontier Absolute Edition, Tales of the Unexpected, Omega Men, and Action Comics. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Total of 10 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Avatar the Last Airbender (video game, Viacom), got milk? with Alex Rodriguez (milk), Wonka Sour Nerds (candy, Nestle), Six Flags Fright Fest (amusement park), Lego Batman Set #7785 Arkham Asylum with Secret Files and Origins of the Riddler, Poison Ivy, and the Scarecrow (toy, Lego), The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (video game, Midway), OK To Play? (video game ratings, Entertainment Software Rating Board), SparkTop.org activity with Teen Titans (Schwab Learning, 2 pages), No Tricks Just Treats Sweepstakes (Warner Brothers Entertainment), Zoo Tycoon 2 Marine Mania (video game, Microsoft), and Over the Hedge (DVD, DreamWorks). Appear in various places in this issue.

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