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Issue: Adventures of Superman #453
Publication Date: April 1989
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Issues: #453 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: 03/02/1989
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Phantoms of the Past!

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Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3 published January 1990
as Allein! - Vom Planeten der Einsamkeit in die Ketten der Sklaverei [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Exile #[nn] published August 1998
as Phantoms of the Past! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lex Luthor image also used on the cover of the next issue.
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Campbell's Can-Do Puzzle Page

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First Line: Something fun to do for all kinds of Campbell's Kids.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Apparitions

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Genres: superhero
First Line: The intense cold... the absolute silence... both are now familiar to me...
Synopsis: Superman has hallucinations when his oxygen runs out in space.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #3 published January 1990
as Kapitel zwei - Erscheinungen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #2/1991 published March 1991
as Når katten er borte [Story on Interior Page(s)]2 pages
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #2/1991 published March 1991
as Danser musene på bordet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Exile #[nn] published August 1998
as Apparitions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: G-4667
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John Elway's Quarterback Kicks Off in Homes Across America

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First Line: The story so far...
Synopsis: Between lead story pages 4 and 5.
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Pages: 1
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Batman’s Past Is Catching Up With Him

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First Line: Commemorating fifty years of Batman in print.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between lead story pages 4 and 5.
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When You Ask For Morning Funnies... You're Asking For Some Fun!

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First Line: Wild fruit taste!
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Disclose Notes: Between lead story pages 8 and 9.
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Wham!

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First Line: Bubble Bobble is dino-might (for your Nintendo Entertainment System)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between lead story pages 8 and 9.
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Hostile Takeover -- Part II: Insider Rumors

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Agnes; Mr. Durwood
First Line: Listen, keep this under your hat...
Synopsis: Lex Luthor sets his sights on S.T.A.R. Labs.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4683
Disclose Notes: Jerry Ordway credited as "insider."
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A Retro-Future Gangster Epic

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First Line: He was born the day civilization died. With a remarkable gift and a terrible curse.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between backup story pages 2 and 3.
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DC Annuals 1989

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First Line: Featuring secrets of the DC Universe
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between backup story pages 2 and 3. Includes images of the covers of Blackhawk Annual (DC, 1989 Series) #1 and Secret Origins Annual (DC, 1987 Series) #3.
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Write Right Now!

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Disclose Notes: Between backup story pages 6 and 7. Seventeen ads for various products.
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The Janus Directive

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First Line: War games within our deadiest organizations.
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Disclose Notes: Between backup story pages 6 and 7.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Dear Mike, Jerry and Co. Re: Adventures of Superman #449 -- "The Search." Pretty pictures. Good words. Great job.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Rick Reeves, Brian Catalino, Nik Morton, Barbara Staton, Charles D. Brown, Malcolm Bourne, Gary Nelson and Roger D. Case, with replies by Mike Carlin.
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Can You Solve Lucky's Charm Challenge?

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First Line: Lucky needs help finding six marshmallow charms hidden somewhere in the picture.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Two Ways to Win in the Ring...

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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