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Issue: Superman #1
Publication Date: January 1987
 
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Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/16/1986
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 CAD
£0.40 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #32.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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superhero
It's your first issue, Superman -- and it could be your last!
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FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #2 published December 2003
FlagSupermán #7 published January 1987
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FlagSuperman #33 published ?
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Packs of Fun for Everyone!

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Inside front cover.
Heart of Stone

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superhero
Pearl (villain)
Come out, come out whoever you are!
Metallo is badly beating Superman... and then he mysteriously disappears.
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FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #2 published December 2003
FlagSupermann #4/1987 published January 1987
as Hjerte av stein [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSupermán #7 published January 1987
as Corazón de Piedra [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Get Scramblin' Kids! I Need Your Help!

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Oh, it can't be! The evil (SESAMGORT) _________ has captured (P'NAC HURNCC) ____ ______!
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Between story pages 4 and 5.
At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comic by the Greatest Talents in Comics!

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3 all-new series beginning now!
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Between story pages 4 and 5. Includes covers of Superman (1987 series) #1, Adventures of Superman (1987 series) #424 and Action Comics (1938 series) #584.
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So, you're my next target!
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Between story pages 8 and 9.
America's Finest Discount Comics Subscription Service

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Westfield Comics subscription service sells all the new 75¢ comic books for 50¢ and all the new $1.00 comic books for 75¢ (Marvel and DC).
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Between story pages 8 and 9.
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Where can I get my new comics at up to a 20% discount?
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At the top of the page between story pages 16 and 17.
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Free catalog! Lots more comics available! Call or write for our free large, illustrated catalog!
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In the middle of the page between story pages 16 and 17.
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Boston area's best comic stores
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On the bottom left of the page between story pages 16 and 17.
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Washington D.C. -- visit another comic store --
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On the bottom right of the page between story pages 16 and 17.
Legends Crossover

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Legends
Don't miss these exciting stories
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Between story pages 16 and 17. Includes covers of Justice League of America (1960 series) #258, Secret Origins (1986 series) #10 and Fury of Firestorm (1982 series) #55.
Write Right Now!

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Between story pages 20 and 21. Seventeen ads for various products.
What Has Matt Wagner Done to the Demon?

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Find out in a 4-issue mini-series. Coming this fall.
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Between story pages 20 and 21.
Superman

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"History on the drawing board." It was Saturday, June 28, 1986. The speaker was Dick Giordano.
John Byrne talks about The Man of Steel mini-series, about Superman #1, and about concerns he is "Marvelizing" Superman.
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Be There for Liftoff!

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Monogram/Skilcraft Young Astronauts™ Sweepstakes...
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Inside back cover.
Put the Power of Karate at Your Fingertips.

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Karate Kid Tri-Action™ figurs and playsets
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Back cover.
Rarer Than Kryptonite!

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The only way to get the one-volume The Man of Steel special edition is to win it!
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Postcard to be used to enter a contest to win The Man of Steel trade paperback. Insert not included in page count. Stuck between story pages 12 and 13.

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