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Issue: Action Comics Annual #13
Publication Date: February 2011
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Issues: #13 of 13 Issues (25 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 12/02/2010
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120002601311
Price: $4.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: This issue went on sale on time. "Printed by Quad/Graphics, Montreal, QC, Canada. 11/24/10."
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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; squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Lex Luthor's New Boss: Darkseid!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
Inker(s): Ethan Van Sciver (signed)
Colorist(s): Hi-Fi
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Lex Luthor
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Darkseid
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Black Ring #2 published November 2011
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Father Box

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Cornell
Penciller(s): Marco Rudy
Inker(s): Marco Rudy
Colorist(s): Val Staples
Letterer(s): John J. Hill
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Lex Luthor
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Perry White; Ty; Bruno Mannheim; Darkseid; Desaad; Mokkari; Simyan; Kalibak; Laura (cameo); Granny Goodness (cameo); Female Furies [Stompa; Lashina; Big Barda; Mad Harriet; Bernadeth] (cameo); Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (cameo)
Synopsis: Newly arrived in Metropolis, Luthor starts working with Bruno Mannheim at his club with an undercover Perry White. He discovers a portal to Apokolips, works for Darkseid for six weeks, but then tries to kill him and rule himself. Darkseid lets him escape back to Earth, seeing him as a tool there in Metropolis, but foreshadows a bigger future taking a "bait set by a god."
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Black Ring #2 published November 2011
as Father Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: The story is set "many years ago," with the last page being set in the present.
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A Father's Box

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Cornell
Penciller(s): Ed Benes
Inker(s): Ed Benes
Colorist(s): Jason Wright
Letterer(s): John J. Hill
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Lex Luthor
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Al Ghul (cameo)
Synopsis: Young Luthor becomes an apprentice for six months to Ra's Al Ghul, but betrays him. He is killed for that, but resurrected in a Lazarus Pit.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Black Ring #2 published November 2011
as A Father's Box [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: The story is set "not so many years ago." This story is told in narrative form.
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We've Got You Covered! [December 2, 2010]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Sattler
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Nation
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ian Sattler talks about the special covers DC will be releasing beginning in January 2011. Appears on page 52 in this issue.
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Special Sneak Preview Your First Look At Batman Beyond #1, Now An Ongoing Series!

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adam Beechen
Penciller(s): Ryan Benjamin
Inker(s): John Stanisci
Colorist(s): David Baron
Letterer(s): Steve Wands [as Swands]
Editor(s): Chris Conroy
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman Beyond
Character(s): Batman [Terry McGinnis]; Bruce Wayne; Ace (a dog); Officer Myrick; Carson Jatts (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Preview of the first six pages of Batman Beyond (DC, 2011 series) #1.
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House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: House ads for: Brightest Day hardcover volume 1, The Flash Road to Flashpoint, and Batman Beyond. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Total of 3 one-page ads for: Yogi Bear the Video Game (video game, D3Publisher), WonderCon / Comic-Con International / Alternative Press Expo (conventions, Comic-Con International), and Dragon Quest Sentinels of the Starry Skies (video game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue.

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