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Issue: Action Comics #890
Publication Date: August 2010
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Issues: #890 of 866 Issues (1392 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/30/2010
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194120001989011
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Features "Blackest Night Aftermath" promotion on the cover.

This issue went on sale on time. "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 06/23/10."
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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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reprinted 23 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor
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Pages: 1
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The Black Ring Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lex Luthor; Spalding; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (introduction); Sasky; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback, cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback, cameo); Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback, cameo); Mera (flashback, cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo); Scarecrow (flashback, cameo); Sinestro (flashback, cameo); Superman (simulation); Larfleeze (simulation); Guardian (simulation); Brainiac (simulation); Congorilla (simulation); Joker (simulation); Black Canary (simulation); Martian Manhunter (simulation); Darkseid (simulation); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); John Henry Irons [Steel] (cameo); Superboy [Kon-El] (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Mister Mind (cameo)
Synopsis: Luthor has been kidnapped and hung upside-down off the top of a building. He flashes back to how he got into the situation, starting with his quest to get back the power of a Black Lantern Ring. He and his robot assistant Lois had tracked down the locations of residual black ring energy, but were stopped by the kidnapping. Luthor discovers the brain behind his capture was Mister Mind.
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In Content Item: FlagDetective Comics #866 [unnamed variant] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagPower Girl #13 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern Corps #49 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagZatanna #2 [unnamed variant] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #35 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagGotham City Sirens #13 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagJustice League: The Rise of Arsenal #4 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagSupergirl #53 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagJustice Society of America #40 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview excerpt
In Content Item: FlagJoker's Asylum II: Clayface #1 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagBatman Beyond #1 [Dustin Nguyen Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagBatman and Robin #13 [Standard Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagJustice League: Generation Lost #4 [Tony Harris Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagLegion of Super-Heroes #2 [Direct Sales] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview excerpt
In Content Item: FlagJoker's Asylum II: Killer Croc #1 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagWar of the Supermen Double Feature #2 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagGreen Lantern #55 [Standard Cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagSuperman / Batman #73 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagTeen Titans #84 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagBatman: Streets of Gotham #13 published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #3 [Standard Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #700 [Direct Sales, Standard Cover] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
In Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #600 [Direct Sales] published August 2010
as Action Comics #890 Sneak Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 2-6
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Pages: 30
Disclose Notes: Story continues in the next issue.
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Well? What Did You Think? [June 30, 2010]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Nation
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ian talks about Batman #700, Superman #700, and Wonder Woman #600, and J. Michael Straczynski taking over the Superman and Wonder Woman titles. Appears on page 42 in this issue.
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House Advertisements

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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: House ads for: Batman #701, Blackest Night hardcover, Justice League of America #46/Justice Society of America #41, Batman and Robin #13, What's Next - Great Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading (Batwoman: Elegy/Flash: Rebirth), Batman Black and White Arkham Asylum statue (first printing only)/Wonder Woman #601 (second printing only), and Brightest Day. Appear in various places in this issue.
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Ads

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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Moonshadow: Rise of the Ninja (book, Little, Brown and Company), Unnatural History (TV, Cartoon Network, 2 pages), Let's Look Out For Each Other (Surfrider Foundation, first printing only)/Despicable Me The Books (books, Little, Brown and Company, second printing only), and Big Problems call for Big Solutions: Hero Factory (toys, Lego). Appear in various places in this issue.

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