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Issue: Adventures of Superman #440
Publication Date: May 1988
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Issues: #440 of 230 Issues (529 Printings)
Title:
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: 01/26/1988
Volume:
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: 16 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #48, confirmed from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
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In Issue: FlagStålmannen #10/1989 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #53 published October 1988
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #9/1989 published January 1989
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Pages: 1
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Beat Bond at His Own Game.

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First Line: Assume the role of your favorite super-spy from movies, television and books.
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Pages: 1
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The Hurrieder I Go

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman robot; Pearl (villain)
First Line: You'll have to do better than that, my friend.
Synopsis: Batman gives Superman the results of the mysterious scrapbook, noting that he now knows Superman is Clark Kent, with Superman responding that he knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. Superman gives the scrapbook to Ma Kent for safekeeping, only to find out it was hers all along, and that it's been missing for awhile.
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In Content Item: FlagSupermán #53 published October 1988
as Entre más Prisa Tengo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #9/1989 published January 1989
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Pages: 21
Job Number: G-3723
Disclose Notes: Story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600.
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Earn Famous Name Prize or Earth $1.00 an Item Cash

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First Line: Sell cards & gifts from free sales catalog!
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Visit Scenic Mongo

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First Line: Journey through the land o Mongo in this New Format nine-issue maxi-series.
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Happy 50th Birthday, Superman!

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First Line: Celebrate the milestone of a great American.
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America's Finest Discount Comics Subscription Service

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First Line: The Westfield Comics Subscription Service sells all new Marvel and DC $1.00 comic books for 70¢ and all new 75¢ titles for 50¢.
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Don't Miss... Power Girl

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First Line: After 12 years, she's back in her own story.
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Write Right Now!

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Who Killed Them?

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First Line: The Wanderers reborn to solve the final mystery...
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First Line: Dear DC: I feel compelled to write about issue #436 of the title that will always be "Superman" to me.
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Pages: 1.75
Job Number: L-3135
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Kent Farris, Dale Coe, Joe Frank, Tim Dwyer, Charles D. Brown and Jimmy Fears; responses from Renee Witterstaetter.
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A Different Kind of Nightmare...

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First Line: Kyle Baker draws the Shadow
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Danger! Action! Intrigue!

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First Line: From out the of the shadows of time, steps...
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[untitled]

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First Line: Get a free graphic novel and save $9.00 just by participating in an action-packed star-studded event!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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FCI Blasts You to Outer Space on Nintendo

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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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