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Issue: Adventures of Superman #481
Publication Date: August 1991
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Issues: #481 of 230 Issues (499 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/27/1991
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mike Carlin; Dan Thorsland (assistant)
Disclose Notes: 1991 Triangle #25.
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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
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Catch the Death Train!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jerry Ordway (signed)
Inker(s): Jerry Ordway (signed)
Colorist(s): Jerry Ordway (signed)
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from Todd Klein via http://kleinletters.com/.
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The Big Drain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Ordway
Penciller(s): Tom Grummett
Inker(s): Doug Hazlewood
Colorist(s): Glenn Whitmore
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Sam Foswell; Kevin Dooley (waiter); Ron Troupe; Collin Thornton; Maggie Sawyer; Inspector Bill Henderson; Amanda Waller (cameo); VILLAIN: Parasite [Rudy Jones]
Synopsis: Jimmy misses his job interview with Newstime, and the job goes to Ron Troupe. The Parasite drains the life out of the riders on 6 subway cars.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Thorsland
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kryptograms
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Jim Kelly, Lon Wolf, John Larkin, Charles D. Brown, Sra Gerard M. Brown, Brian A. Gray and Mark Balbes - and responses from Dan Thorsland.

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