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Issue: Action Comics #868
Publication Date: October 2008
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Issues: #868 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
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Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/13/2008
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001986811
Price: $2.99 CAD
$2.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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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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Brainiac Part 3

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): Brad Anderson (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Brainiac
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In Issue: FlagSuperman de Geoff Johns #3 published October 2011
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Pages: 1
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Brainiac Part 3 Greetings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): Brad Anderson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Brainiac; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Catherine Grant; Lois Lane; Ultra the Multi-Alien (cameo); Koko; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Steve Lombard (cameo); Ron Troupe (cameo)
Synopsis: Supergirl visits the Daily Planet, looking for Clark, but making an enemy of Cat Grant in the meantime. Superman is still unconscious on Brainiac's ship, being probed. After awakening and destroying the Brainiac probes, he explores the ship, fighting Kono, finding various people (including Ultra) in suspended animation, finding a room of bottled cities, and hearing Kryptonese. He tracks the latter to a particular city in a bottle: Kandor. The real Brainiac awakens, and they confront each other. Brainiac has traced Superman back to Earth, which he now plans to gather knowledge from.
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In Issue: FlagSuperman de Geoff Johns #3 published October 2011
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. The Kryptonese text on page 11 is translated as "DO YOU SEE THAT", "A SHADOW", "A SHADOW IN THE SKY", "THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A SHADOW IN THE SKY", "WHAT IS IT".
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DC Nation #126 [August 13, 2008]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dan talks about Joe Straczynski taking over The Brave and the Bold, and the plans to license the Archie superhero characters for it. Ads for Action Comics #869, Action Comics #868, Final Crisis: Revelations #1, and Wonder Woman #23. 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 (September 2008 checklist), Secret Six, Frank Miller's Absolute Ronin, Trinity, Final Crisis: Revelations (Show No Mercy), and Kingdom Come new edition softcover. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Total of 6 one-page ads for: Dinosaur King (video game, Sega), Heck Where the Bad Kids Go (book, Random House Children's Books), Carnival Games (video games, Take Two Interactive Software), Batman Battle Rolls Fruit Roll-Ups (fruit snacks, Betty Crocker), MLB Power Pros (video game, Konami), and Hubba Bubba Glop (gum, Wrigleys). Appear in various places in this issue.

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