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Issue: Superman #659
Publication Date: February 2007
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Issues: #659 of 65 Issues (151 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 02/21/2007
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120003365911
Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: This issue went on sale two months late from the original shipping date of 659, one month late from when the actual content was to ship. This issue was originally supposed to contain a Krypto story, but Kurt Busiek announced first on the DC Message Boards on 2007-01-25 and later on the Newsarama Message Boards on 2007-02-11 that that (completed) issue was pulled at the last minute at the executive level to be rescheduled later, so this issue contains what was solicited for #660. This was confirmed by DC via a press release on the day the issue shipped, 2007-02-21.

Here's the solicitation text for the to-be-rescheduled issue: "Ever since the death of Superboy during the Infinite Crisis, fans have wondered what became of Krypto, and what those events meant for him. Now, writer Kurt Busiek is joined by sensational guest penciler Rick Leonardi (SUPERMAN RETURNS: LEX LUTHOR, BATGIRL, NIGHTWING) to tell a surprisingly touching tale of the Dog of Steel's most tragic days, laying the groundwork for Krypto's surprising future." (The solicited inks for this story were to be by Jesus Merino.)

The solicited issue (cover and story) was finally rescheduled more than four years later, and appeared as Superman (DC, 2006 series) #712 (August, 2011).
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: Redemption #[nn] published March 2008
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Pages: 1
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Angel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Subjekt 17 (cameo); Barbara Johnson (intro, flashback); Challengers of the Unknown (photo); Aquaman (photo); Clockworks (flashback); Bay Lords gang (flashback); Michael Leon Polk (flashback); Bret Bradley (flashback)
Synopsis: Superman reviews when he saved Barbara Johnson from a drunk driver. She calls on the Lord to save her and Superman does. She thinks he's an angel. She has other experiences where Superman saves the day. She boldly confronts the local gang, goading the leader into shooting at her. She expects Superman, but he is busy saving someone else. He visits Barbara in a hospital. She says her shooting outraged the neighborhood and people are now cleaning out the gang. Back in the present, he thinks of the good she has done since then and doubts Arion's message that he is influencing mankind in a bad way.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman: Redemption #[nn] published March 2008
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Pages: 22
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DC Nation: #44 [January 17, 2007] This Column Is a Clue!

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Disclose Notes: Dan discusses 52, and provides a clue (the first character of every third word reveals "The secret of fifty-two is that the multiverse still exists"). Ads for Superman #660, Batman Confidential #2, Justice Society of America #2, and Tales of the Unexpected #4. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
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House Advertisements

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Disclose Notes: House ads for: Wonder Woman and Aquaman Sword of Atlantis #50. Appear in various places in the issue.
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Ads

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Writer(s): various
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Total of 6 one-page and 2 two-page ads for: Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (video game, Konami), Children of Mana/Magical Starsign (video games, Nintendo, 2 pages), Magic the Gathering (card game, Wizards of the Coast), Death Junior (video game, Konami), Final Fantasy V Advance (video game, Square Enix, 2 pages), Killzone Liberation (video game, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe), Destroy All Humans 2 (video game, THQ), and abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America). Appear in various places in the issue.

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