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Issue: Action Comics #842

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Publication Date: October 2006

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Issues: #842 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct Sales

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [swirl]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 08/30/2006

Volume: none

Pages: 40

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194120001984211

Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.99 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)

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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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Variants2

Action Comics #842 [Direct Sales]

Action Comics #842 [Newsstand]

Reprinted In2

2 Content Items
- Aliens Are Stealing Our Stuff [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- Back in Action Part 2 Action & Reaction [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Content Items (4 total)

Aliens Are Stealing Our Stuff

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; the Auctioneer; Killer Frost; Parasite; Catman; Livewire

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Back in Action #[nn] published March 2007
as Aliens Are Stealing Our Stuff [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus the issue number, date, CCA stamp, and the UPC

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Kurt Busiek confirmed he wrote the cover copy for this cover.

Back in Action Part 2 Action & Reaction

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; The Auctioneer; Teen Titans [Kid Devil; Robin [Tim Drake]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Cyborg; Ravager; Flash [Bart Allen]]; Wonder Woman; Batman (cameo); Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Catwoman (cameo); Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes] (cameo); Knockout (cameo); Catman (cameo); Hourman [Rick Tyler] (cameo); Stargirl (cameo); Nightwing; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; Blue Jay; Skyrocket; Veteran; Livewire; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Packaging Unit Tau-Tau 7; Meg Tempest (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); General Hastings; Sabrina McCaffey

Synopsis: The Auctioneer's robots begin to kidnap metahumans.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Back in Action #[nn] published March 2007
as Back In Action Part 2 Action & Reaction [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus the credits and next issue blurb

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 22

Notes: Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

DC Nation: #24 [August 30, 2006]

In-house Column on Interior Page(s)

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Dan shows pictures from the San Diego Comic-Con, and mentions the upcoming Baltimore Comic-Con. Ads for Action Comics #843, Justice #7, Trials of Shazam #1, and Action Comics #842. Appears on page 38 in this issue.

Ads

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 16

Notes: Total of 16 one-page ads for: Captain Underpants (books, Scholastic), Let play out, Let adventure in (Verb), Wonka Laffy Taffy (candy, Nestle), Cars The Videogame (game, Buena Vista Games), Justice League (frozen novelties), Lego Batman Set #7783 and 7784 with Secret Files and Origins of The Batcave (toy, Lego), Wonka Sour Nerds (candy, Nestle), Scooby Doo Push-Up (frozen Slushy, Nestle), Avatar Secret of the Fire Nation (TV movie, Nickelodeon), Avatar the Last Airbender (products, Nickelodeon), Monster House (video game, THQ), OK To Play? (video game ratings, Entertainment Software Rating Board), YinYangYo (TV, Jetix), The Replacements (TV, Disney), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley), and Brother Bear 2 (DVD, Disney). Appear in various places in this issue.