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Issue: Action Comics #471
Publication Date: May 1977
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Issues: #471 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/22/1977
Volume: 40
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893041005
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #140.
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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:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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CGC 9.6 NM+
This unrestored, upper Near Mint CGC 9.6 from the Rocky Mountain Pedigree Collection is the second highest graded example ever certified by CGC and is 1 of only 8 in grade with just 3 graded higher. Additionally, CGC has assigned its perfect page quality designation of White pages, making this the very best example attainable in grade.
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Faora
First Line: Too bad, Superman!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2566
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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The Whole World's Upside Down

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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One of Our Phantoms Is Missing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Faora Hu-Ul (introduction, escaped Phantom Zone criminal); Jackson Porter (introduction); Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; seven unnamed Phantom Zone inhabitants
Synopsis: Faora Hu-Ul from the Phantom Zone is terrorizing Metropolis, but Clark Kent's new neighbor thinks the phantom is his late wife.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1977 published August 1977
as Die aus dem Zwielicht kam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann årsalbum #1981 published January 1980
as Bedrageren fra det hinsidige [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: S-2509
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...Another Masterful Missive from Our Publisher!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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#4 Murray Boltinoff

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Feature(s): DC Profiles
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Long Weekend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: Clark is bored on a weekend and goes looking for someone to talk to. Along the way he gets involved in the search for a lost heir to a fortune.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #7 published January 1977
as Langeweile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #2/1978 published January 1978
as Lang weekend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: S-2558
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Job Number: S-2573
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Larry Lisowski; Richy Forman; Kevin L. Calishan.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Average total circulation 209,000.

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