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Issue: Adventures of Superman #442
Publication Date: July 1988
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Issues: #442 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: 03/29/1988
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: 15 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Shipping date of March 29, 1988 per Direct Currents #2 (February 1988), 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
First Line: I have stripped you of your powers, Superman!
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In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1/1990 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1990 published January 1990
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: Fred tried to show Stan the refreshing fruit flavor in Jolly Rancher Stix by using props.
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Power Play

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Elsa; Sandy Klienerman (on radio)
First Line: Your powers are gone, champion of Earth. I have stolen them.
Synopsis: Psi-Phon has drained Superman's powers one by one and given them to his partner, Dreadnaught. Now, Dreadnaught looks to kill Superman, so Superman calls in some help.
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In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1/1990 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1990 published January 1990
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Pages: 22
Job Number: G-3834
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #19.
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Games With Memories You Won't Forget

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The Rest of the Story

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First Line: Before the Man of Steel, there was the World of Metropolis
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Body Builder.

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First Line: Maybe it's a truck body. Maybe a racing car body. But whatever model you're building, you want it to look the best.
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Batman: The Cult

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First Line: Here's never been broken -- until now!
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Write Right Now!

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Disclose Notes: Between story pages 16 and 17. Above the Creation Comic Book Conventions ad.
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Comic Book and Star Trek Conventions

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First Line: Coming to these cities on these dates
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Disclose Notes: Between story pages 16 and 17. Below the Write Right Now! ads.
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Action Comics Weekly

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Feature(s): Action Comics Weekly
First Line: Gala premiere April 3
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DC Does It Again!

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First Line: Now it's the Atom's turn!
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Who's W̶h̶o̶ Great in '88?

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Feature(s): Who's Who in the DC Universe
Character(s): a Checkmate Knight
First Line: Update 1988 - four issues starting in April
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Disclose Notes: Between story pages 20 and 21.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Dear Editor: Regarding Adventures of Superman #438.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3192
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Howard T. Kidd, Anthony Gallagher, Marc David Seger, R. Ray, Kel Hilce, Joe Frank, Jacob Gilbert, Charlie Harris and Steven Acevedo; responses from Renee Witterstaetter.
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Great DC Deals!

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Feature(s): DC
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Terror on the Isles.

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First Line: Once again, the sinister forces of the supernatural cast the threat of destruction over the Moonshae Isles.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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