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Issue: Action Comics #472
Publication Date: June 1977
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Issues: #472 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/29/1977
Volume: 40
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893041006
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #141.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Faora Hu-Ul
First Line: Face it, Superman! I'm as powerful as you--
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1977 published August 1977
as Besuch aus der Phantomzone [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2588
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Birds of a Feather

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Phantom Touch of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Faora Hu-Ul; Jackson Porter; nine unnamed Phantom Zone inhabitants (shown on viewer)
Synopsis: Superman battles Faora Hu-Ul, who is impersonating Clark's neighbor's deceased wife. Superman projects himself into the Phantom Zone, to be safe from Faora.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1977 published August 1977
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann årsalbum #1981 published January 1981
as Bedrageren fra det hinsidige [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 1 removed
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: S-2555
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Who -- or What Is the Changing Man?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Shade, the Changing Man (DC, 1977 series) #1, on sale March 8.
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Volume 77 Issue 13 - Week of March 28, 1977

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: News about upcoming comics. Includes Direct Currents, Ask the Answer Man, and the solution to the previous week's crossword puzzle.
Illustration is partial cover art for Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #144 (slightly altered).
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The Star-Blazing Immortals Stalk the Earth Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #12, on sale April 21.
Art is from the splash page of that issue.
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If I'm Here... What Am I Doing Over There?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Steve Lombard; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Bruce Wayne
Synopsis: The Daily Planet crew play a joke on Steve Lombard, making him think he is seeing a double of himself.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSerie-pocket #102 published February 1985
as Hvis jeg er her... hva gjør jeg da der? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-2599
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2596
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Beth Montelone, Al Schroeder III, Bob Rodi, and Charles David Haskell.
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100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Street Ball

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Rick Barry; Dr. J
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover; advertisement for Spalding brand signature basketballs.

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