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Issue: Action Comics #863

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Publication Date: May 2008

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Issues: #863 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Gary Frank Superman Cover

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [swirl]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 04/02/2008

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194120001986321

Price: $2.99 CAD
$2.99 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
6 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

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Format

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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Action Comics #863 [Gary Frank Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Cover]

3 Action Comics #863 [Gary Frank Superman Cover]

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman

Reprinting

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Superman de Geoff Johns #2 published June 2011

In Content Item: Flag

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes #[nn] published September 2008
as Variant Cover [to Action Comics 863] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus all text and the UPC

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Pages: 1

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes Chapter 6: Sun Rise

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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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Pages: 22

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.

Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds Trailer

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Pages: 2

Notes: Special preview of Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. Appears on pages 31 and 33 in this issue.

DC Nation 106 [March 26, 2008]

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Pages: 1

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.

House Advertisements

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Pages: 6

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.

Ads

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Pages: 4

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.