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Issue: Action Comics #863
Publication Date: May 2008
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Issues: #863 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gary Frank Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Cover
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 04/02/2008
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001986311
Price: $2.99 CAD
$2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: This issue went on sale 1 week late from the solicited shipping date.
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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 Finale

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Blok; Dawnstar; Polar Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]]
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In Issue: FlagSuperman de Geoff Johns #2 published June 2011
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 Long Live the Legion! [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]with different text
In Content Item: FlagSuperman and the Legion of Super-Heroes #[nn] published September 2008
as Cover to Action Comics 863 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus all text and the UPC
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #858 Special Edition #[nn] published July 2010
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]truncated at the bottom, and minus Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart
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Pages: 1
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Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Chapter 6: Sun Rise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Earth-Man [Absorbancy Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Girl [Yera Allon]; Sun Boy; Polar Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Shadow Lass (cameo); Lightning Lass (cameo); Timber Wolf (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Dawnstar (cameo); Ultra Boy (cameo); Night Girl (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Blok (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart] (cameo); Wildfire (cameo)]; Dr. Zoidberg (from Futurama)
Synopsis: In the 31st century, as the fight in Justice League headquarters continues, Earth-Man pushes a powerless Superman toward Earth, protected only by his flight ring. Superman's Legion colleagues free Chameleon Girl, and unhook Sun Boy from the machine. But the sun won't change until Sun Boy is awakened, which falls to Chameleon Girl. Earth-Man has destroyed Superman's flight ring in low Earth orbit, pushing him to plunge into the sidewalk in front of the old Legion headquarters. But as he approaches, the sun turns back to yellow, and he gets his powers back. He frees some aliens that were just rounded up, and scolds an officer for imprisoning them. But Earth-Man arrives, and uses the stolen Legionnaires powers to fight Superman. But the rest of the Legion arrives, and join the battle. Superman delivers the final blow, knocking out Earth-Man. He and the Legion then confront the invasion force, and convince them to stand down. As the Legion gets ready to return Superman to his time, he reminisces about the first time they did so, and he remembers not feeling so alone anymore.
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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 6: Sun Rise [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus the credits
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story continued from the previous issue. One of the alien prisoners being rounded up on page 6 appears to be Dr. Zoidberg from the "Futurama" TV show.
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Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Trailer

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Special preview of Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. Appears on pages 31 and 33 in this issue.
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DC Nation 106 [March 26, 2008]

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ian previews the new Reign in Hell miniseries. Ads for Action Comics #864, Blue Beetle #25, Countdown #5, and Trials of Shazam #12. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
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House Advertisements

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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: House ads for: Final Crisis (Injustice), Final Crisis (The Day Evil Won), Justice League The New Frontier Special, Batman R.I.P., Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come Part 1 hardcover, and Titans (Together). Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Total of 4 one-page ads for: Yogos (fruit snacks, Kellogg's), Toxic Waste (sour candy, Candy Dynamics), New York ComicCon (comic convention, Read Exhibitions), and Sweetarts Rope (candy, Wonka). Appear in various places in this issue.

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