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Issue: Action Comics #721
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Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/21/1996
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001972111
Price: $2.75 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1996 Triangle #18.
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Disclose 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
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
Strange Luck!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #30 published April 1998
as Superman in Action Comics #721 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Fortune Plague

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Dana; Ron Troupe; Lucy Lane; Ted; Bibbo Bibbowski; Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Mary Jane Watson (cameo)
Mr. Mxyzptlk spreads luck to all the residents of Metropolis.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #30 published April 1998
as Vom Glück verfolgt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #56.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #717 [Direct Sales] published January 1996
was The Trial of Superman! [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover minus text
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters from: Lucas Kealey, Douglas McEwan, and Tim Durbin.
Jerry Siegel 1914-1996

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Tribute/obituary for the creator of Superman (on page 34 of this issue).
Subscription

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Subscription ad CMOT with Superman (on page 29 of this issue).
House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
House ads for: Starman, Artemis Requiem, Catwoman: The Catfile/Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories, The Power of Shazam, and Batman: Black and White. Appear in various places in the issue.
Watch This Space: Legends of the Death Earth

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Watch This Space
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Next week: Catwoman #33, Extreme Justice #16, Flash #113, Legion of Super-Heroes #80, Looney Tunes #23, Robin #29, Spectre #41, Superboy #27, Superman: The Man of Steel #56, Wonder Woman #109, and Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories (appears on page 30 in this issue).
Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Total of 4 one-page ads for: Simon & Kirby: The Legend (books, Northart Concepts), Batman Forever (cable movie, PayPerView), Comic Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards, and Wing Commander IV (game, ORIGIN Systems). Appear in various places in the issue.

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