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Issue: Superman #700
Publication Date: August 2010
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Issues: #700 of 65 Issues (151 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales, Standard Cover
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/23/2010
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120003370011
Price: $4.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: This issue went on sale 2010-06-23 (on time). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 06/16/10."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy paper
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Giant-Sized Anniverary Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Martha Kent; Superboy [Kon-El]; Krypto
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Pages: 1
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The Comeback

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Parasite; Lois Lane; Prankster (cameo)
Synopsis: Lois interrupts an operation by the Prankster and the Parasite, but is rescued by Superman. After they finish the job of rounding up the crooks and filing the story, they finally get to reunite after being apart for so long.
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Pages: 16
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Geometry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bruce Wayne; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
Synopsis: Superman hears about gunrunners in Gotham City. Dick Grayson has major geometry homework, but goes to train in the Batcave first, and then gets distracted by reports that the gunrunners are on the move. He sneaks out to confront them, but needs to be rescued by Superman (from both the gunrunners and the homework).
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: This story is set in the past. The scene on the first page with the boat sitting on the street in front of a Metropolis police station is very reminiscent of a similar scene in Superman: The Movie.
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Grounded Prologue: The Slap Heard 'Round the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Richard (photo)
Synopsis: Superman gives a question-and-answer session after testifying before congressional committees. A woman approaches, slaps him, and says that while he was off-planet, he was unable to help people like her husband, who died of a brain tumor that Superman could have easily fixed. In the days that follow, Superman ponders this, talking with Batman and Flash, and remembering back to wisdom from his foster father. He makes a decision, and starts walking.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story continues in the next issue.
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Breaking Up Is (Not) Hard to Do

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (first appearance); Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Bizarro Supergirl; Superboy [Kon-El]; Teen Titans [Raven; Beast Boy; Psion]; Krypto
Synopsis: The writers give a look ahead at the rest of the "Superbooks", with preview art.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The art includes previews of the covers of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #890 and #892, page 11 of Action Comics #890; the covers from Supergirl (DC, 2005 series) #55 and #56; pencils from an interior page of Supergirl #54; and page 2 and the first panel of page 4 of the Superboy story in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #892.
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Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Spalding; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Sasky
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #890 [Direct Sales] published August 2010
was The Black Ring Part One [Story on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Previews the upcoming issue on sale June 30th.
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Green Arrow: Man of the People, Man of the Forest, the Next Great Comic Book [June 23, 2010]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Adam talks about the new Green Arrow series. Appears on page 58 in this issue.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Total of 3 one-page and 2 two-page ads for: React (gum, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (video game, Nintendo/TREASURE, 2 pages), Unnatural History (TV, Cartoon Network, 2 pages), Big Problems call for Big Solutions: Hero Factory (toys, Lego), and Batman: Arkham Asylum (video game, Square Enix). Appear in various places in this issue.

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