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Issue: Action Comics #859
Publication Date: January 2008
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Issues: #859 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gary Frank Cover
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 11/21/2007
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001985911
Price: $3.65 CAD
$2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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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 and the Legion of Super-Heroes Part Two

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman (statue); Lightning Lad (statue); Dawnstar (statue); Cosmic Boy (statue); Saturn Girl (statue); Brainiac 5 (statue); Phantom Girl (statue); Wildfire (statue); Colossal Boy (statue)
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In Issue: FlagSuperman de Geoff Johns #2 published June 2011
In Content Item: FlagSuperman and the Legion of Super-Heroes #[nn] published September 2008
as Cover to Action Comics 859 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus all text and the UPC
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Pages: 1
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Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Chapter 2: Illegal Aliens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Justice League [Earth-Man [Absorbancy Boy]; Spider-Girl; Tusker; Golden Boy; Storm Boy; Radiation Roy] (intro); Miss Niwtyn (cameo); Maetthu (cameo); Ariel (cameo); Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart] (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Ultra Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Blok (cameo); Batcave (future)
Synopsis: In the 31st century, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl dig their way into the Batcave, looking for evidence that Krypton existed. The new Justice League, rejected Legion applicants, find them and fight, overcoming them. Superman is briefed by his Legion colleagues and discovers what's been going on. Earth-Man, the leader of the Justice League, imprisons the newly-captured Legionnaires, and absorbs their powers, revealing that he has many more Legionnaires held in stasis. Superman wants to track down Brainiac 5, and his team goes to an alien holding camp to do so.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman de Geoff Johns #2 published June 2011
In Content Item: FlagSuperman and the Legion of Super-Heroes #[nn] published September 2008
as Chapter Two - Illegal Aliens [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus the credits and the next issue blurb
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. Alien Holding Camp 6736 appears to be modeled on the first Legion Clubhouse (the upside-down rocket). The members of the Justice League were all former Legion rejects pre-Crisis, having been rejected in Adventure Comics #301, 320, 323, 331, and Superboy #218. Miss Niwtyn's full name is Ethel Lyn Niwtyn, also known as another reject, Eye-Ful Ethel. The Superman hologram on page 16 is an homage to the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1.
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DC Nation 88 [November 21, 2007]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dan teases a few questions that fans might have, with no answers. Ads for Action Comics #860, Countdown #23, Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham By Gaslight #1, and Justice League of America #15. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
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House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 3.67
Disclose Notes: House ads for: World of Warcraft, Heroes hardcover, Teen Titans Go (2/3 page), and Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil hardcover. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 8.33
Disclose Notes: Total of 6 one-page, 1 one-third page, and 1 two-page ads for: Viva Pinata Party Animals (video game, Krome Studios), Avatar The Last Airbender The Burning Earth (video game, THQ), Rescuing Recess (volunteer opportunity, Cartoon Network), Ratatouille (video game, THQ), Buzz Junior Jungle Party (video game, Sony Computer Entertainment, 2 pages), Ben 10 Race Against Time (TV, Cartoon Network, 1/3 page), Chibi-Robo Park Patrol (video game, Nintendo), and Nights Journey of Dreams (video game, Sega). Appear in various places in this issue.

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