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Issue: Action Comics #844

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Publication Date: December 2006

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Issues: #844 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

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Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

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Volume: none

Pages: 40

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UPC/EAN: 07447030410412

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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Format

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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Action Comics #844 [Direct Sales]

2 Action Comics #844 [Andy Kubert / Jesse Delperdang Cover]

Action Comics #844 [Newsstand]

2 Action Comics #844 [Second Printing]

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Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman

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Last Son Part One

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; Jor-El (simulation); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod] (intro, not yet named); Sarge Steel; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (cameo); Jonathan Kent (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo)

Synopsis: Superman sees a ship landing and stops it from crashing. Opening it, he finds a boy. He takes the boy to the Department of Metahuman Affairs and its director, Sarge Steel, where the boy shows super-strength and speaks Kryptonese. The two talk and then Superman tells him he'll be back. In the morning, Superman finds the building empty. He goes to the Pentagon, and breaks in to confront Sarge Steel. Steel admits the boy is being transferred. Superman uses human means to stop the convoy, and spirits the boy away, taking him to his adoptive parents for advice on how to raise a boy from Krypton.

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Pages: 22

Notes: Story continues in the next issue. The Kryptonese dialog on page 11 is translated as follows: "I'M HUNGRY." The Kryptonese dialog on the next two pages matches the subtitles.

Richard Donner was the director of "Superman: The Movie" and a lot of "Superman II", which much of this story's elements are derived from. This is Donner's first comic book work.

DC Nation: #32 Happy Halloween From the DC Nation [October 25, 2006]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Halloween and fright covers from 52. Ads for Action Comics #845, Action Comics #844, Justice #8, and Seven Soldiers #1. Appears on page 38 in this issue.

House Advertisements

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Notes: House ads for: 52, The New Frontier Absolute Edition, and Superman Confidential. Appear in various places in this issue.

Ads

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Pages: 13

Notes: Total of 11 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Batman Beyond Season Two/Justice League Unlimited Season One (DVD, Warner Brothers), Wonka Sour Nerds (candy, Nestle), Avatar the Last Airbender (video game, Viacom), 24 Hours of Spongebob 1 Best Day Ever! (TV, Nickelodeon), Race Your Way to the Best Day Ever! (DVD/CD/video game, Nickelodeon), SweetTarts Squeeze (candy, Nestle), Wonka Sour Nerds (candy, Nestle, 2 pages), Wonka Laffy Taffy (candy, Nestle), Lego Batman Set #7785 Arkham Asylum with Secret Files and Origins of the Riddler, Poison Ivy, and the Scarecrow (toy, Lego), No Tricks Just Treats Sweepstakes (Warner Brothers Entertainment), Zoo Tycoon 2 Marine Mania (video game, Microsoft), and Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (DVD, Warner Bros.) Appear in various places in this issue.