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Issue: Action Comics #836
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
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Volume: none
Pages: 36
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UPC/EAN: 07099230410304
Price: $3.50 CAD
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Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: An Infinite Crisis crossover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600, 700)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Superman, This Was Your Life...

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Lois Lane
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Superman This Is Your Life Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Jor-L (flashback, cameo); Jor-El (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Jor-El (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Lora (flashback, cameo); Lara (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Lara (Birthright, flashback, cameo); John Kent (flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Mary Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Batman; Superman (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Lex Luthor; Doomsday (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Ice (cameo); Bloodwynd (cameo); Atom [Ray Pamer] (cameo); Zatanna; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Hawkman (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Black Canary (cameo); Dr. Light (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Aquaman (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Justice League Elite (cameo); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (cameo)
A brief overview of three origins of Superman (Earth 2, Man of Steel, and Birthright). Superman of Earth 2 starts imagining what it would be like to be in charge of Superman's life, altering the key events of Superman's life.
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Story continued from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #226, and continues in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #649.
DC in Demand 02.06

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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Ads for next issue, Ion #1, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #200, JLA #125, and Teen Titans Annual #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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4.5
House ads for: The Batman Strikes, Scooby Doo, Teen Titans Go!, Superman/Batman (1/2 page), and Justice League Unlimited. Appear in various places in this issue.
Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Miscellaneous
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Total of 4 one-page, 1 two-page, and 1 one-and-a-half-page ads for: Tamagotchi Connection (game, Bandai), Teen Titans Pizza & Play Sweepstakes (game, Majesco Entertainment, 1.5 pages), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), Mad Kids (magazine, EC, 2 pages), Skyland (TV, Nicktoons Network), and M&M Minis (candy, Mars). Appear in various places in this issue.

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