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Issue: Action Comics #840

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Publication Date: August 2006

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Issues: #840 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct Sales

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [swirl]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 06/28/2006

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194120001984011

Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.99 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

Notes: Includes 8 one-page and 1 one and a half-page ads for: WannaBWonka? (candy, Nestle), Superman: Brainiac Attacks (DVD, Warner Bros), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley), Lego Batman Set #7781 with Secret Files and Origins of Two-Face (toy, Lego), New Super Mario Bros (video game, Nintendo), Justice League (frozen novelties), Lego Batman Secret Files Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes, Lego, 1.5 pages), Big League Chew (gum), and Cars The Videogame (game, Buena Vista Games). Appear in various places in the issue.
Also includes 2.5 pages of House ads for: Superman, Batman, and Teen Titans Go (1/2 page). Appear in various places in the issue.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock:

Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Variants2

Action Comics #840 [Direct Sales]

Action Comics #840 [Newsstand]

Reprinted In4

2 Content Items
- Up, Up, and Away! Finale [Illustration on Cover, Front]3
- Up, Up, and Away! Finale The Adventures of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 4 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Reprinted From0

There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

Images1

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Assets0

Content Items (5 total)

Up, Up, and Away! Finale

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Up, Up and Away #[nn] published November 2006
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus all text and the UPC and with new text

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Rampage #81912-90-BK published November 2006
as Action Comics #840 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus all text and the UPC

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Up, Up and Away #[nn] published November 2006
as Up, Up, and Away! Finale [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]minus all text and the UPC

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Up, Up, and Away! Finale The Adventures of Superman

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Dr. Virus [Dr. Verisofsky] (intro); Kryptococcus the Omni-Germ (intro); Meg Tempest (cameo); Mahjoub

Synopsis: Superman and Luthor fall into the bay and swim to an island where Superman discovers his powers are gone. Luthor tries fighting but Superman knocks him unconscious, then blacks out. When he awakens, the Coast Guard has taken Luthor. His powers returning, Superman flies home to Lois. Dru-Zod's ship is recovered. Jimmy gives Superman the sunstone crystal he found, and Superman gives Jimmy a new signal watch. Superman learns Luthor has escaped from prison. Superman flies to the polar ice cap and activates the sunstone crystal. He throws it on the ice and it grows a new Fortress of Solitude.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superman: Up, Up and Away #[nn] published November 2006
as Up, Up, and Away! Finale The Adventures of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus the title and credits on the last page, but with a new blurb and Superman logo

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 22

Notes: Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #653. One of the panels (page 4 panel 3) was semi-swiped from the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #164, at Kurt's request (per a reply by Kurt on a topic on Newsarama on 2006-06-22). Weisinger Square is an homage to former Superman editor Mort Weisinger.

[untitled]

In-house Column on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Dan discusses Brave New World and the series that are spun off from it.

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Ads for Action Comics #841, 52 #8, Action Comics #840, and DCU: Brave New World #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

House Advertisements

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2.5

Notes: House ads for: Superman, Batman, and Teen Titans Go (1/2 page). Appear in various places in the issue.

Ads

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Reprinting

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 9.5

Notes: Total of 8 one-page and 1 one and a half-page ads for: WannaBWonka? (candy, Nestle), Superman: Brainiac Attacks (DVD, Warner Bros), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigley), Lego Batman Set #7781 with Secret Files and Origins of Two-Face (toy, Lego), New Super Mario Bros (video game, Nintendo), Justice League (frozen novelties), Lego Batman Secret Files Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes, Lego, 1.5 pages), Big League Chew (gum), and Cars The Videogame (game, Buena Vista Games). Appear in various places in the issue.