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Issue: Action Comics #890
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/30/2010
Volume: none
Pages: 44
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UPC/EAN: 76194120001989011
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Features "Blackest Night Aftermath" promotion on the 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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Lex Luthor
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The Black Ring Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Lex Luthor; Spalding; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (introduction); Sasky; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback, cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback, cameo); Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback, cameo); Mera (flashback, cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo); Scarecrow (flashback, cameo); Sinestro (flashback, cameo); Superman (simulation); Larfleeze (simulation); Guardian (simulation); Brainiac (simulation); Congorilla (simulation); Joker (simulation); Black Canary (simulation); Martian Manhunter (simulation); Darkseid (simulation); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); John Henry Irons [Steel] (cameo); Superboy [Kon-El] (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Mister Mind (cameo)
Luthor has been kidnapped and hung upside-down off the top of a building. He flashes back to how he got into the situation, starting with his quest to get back the power of a Black Lantern Ring. He and his robot assistant Lois had tracked down the locations of residual black ring energy, but were stopped by the kidnapping. Luthor discovers the brain behind his capture was Mister Mind.
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FlagDetective Comics #866 [unnamed variant] published August 2010
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FlagPower Girl #13 published August 2010
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FlagGreen Lantern Corps #49 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published August 2010
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FlagZatanna #2 [unnamed variant] published August 2010
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FlagThe Brave and the Bold #35 published August 2010
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FlagGotham City Sirens #13 published August 2010
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FlagJustice League: The Rise of Arsenal #4 published August 2010
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FlagSupergirl #53 published August 2010
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FlagJustice Society of America #40 published August 2010
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FlagJoker's Asylum II: Clayface #1 published August 2010
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FlagBatman Beyond #1 [Dustin Nguyen Cover] published August 2010
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FlagBatman and Robin #13 [Standard Cover] published August 2010
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FlagJustice League: Generation Lost #4 [Tony Harris Cover] published August 2010
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FlagLegion of Super-Heroes #2 [Direct Sales] published August 2010
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FlagJoker's Asylum II: Killer Croc #1 published August 2010
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FlagWar of the Supermen Double Feature #2 published August 2010
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FlagGreen Lantern #55 [Standard Cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy] published August 2010
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FlagSuperman / Batman #73 published August 2010
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FlagTeen Titans #84 published August 2010
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FlagBatman: Streets of Gotham #13 published August 2010
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FlagThe Flash #3 [Standard Cover] published August 2010
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FlagSuperman #700 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published August 2010
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FlagWonder Woman #600 [Direct Sales] published August 2010
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Story continues in the next issue.
Well? What Did You Think? [June 30, 2010]

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DC Nation
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Ian talks about Batman #700, Superman #700, and Wonder Woman #600, and J. Michael Straczynski taking over the Superman and Wonder Woman titles. Appears on page 42 in this issue.
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House ads for: Batman #701, Blackest Night hardcover, Justice League of America #46/Justice Society of America #41, Batman and Robin #13, What's Next - Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading (Batwoman: Elegy/Flash: Rebirth), Batman Black and White Arkham Asylum statue (first printing only)/Wonder Woman #601 (second printing only), and Brightest Day. Appear in various places in this issue.
Ads

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Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja (book, Little, Brown and Company), Unnatural History (TV, Cartoon Network, 2 pages), Let's Look Out For Each Other (Surfrider Foundation, first printing only)/Despicable Me The Books (books, Little, Brown and Company, second printing only), and Big Problems call for Big Solutions: Hero Factory (toys, Lego). Appear in various places in this issue.

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