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Issue: Adventures of Superman #449
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #449 of 230 Issues (529 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098931140449
Price: $1.00 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
14 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Mike Carlin; Renee Witterstaetter (assistant)
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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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Invasion First Strike! Extra!

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Genres: superhero
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Jump Back

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First Line: 'Cause new, improved Trix is so sweet and fruity and brightly colored, now you gotta wear shades when you eat it!
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The Search

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Dominion (villains); The Citadel (as the Alien Alliance; villains); Amanda McCoy (villain); Matt Stockton (villain)
First Line: Suicide Slum in the wee hours of the morning...
Synopsis: Gangbuster versus the Guardian... Round 1.
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Pages: 22
Job Number: G-4183
Disclose Notes: Invasion crossover. Story continues from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #26. Story continues in Invasion (DC, 1989 series) #2.
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Terrific News! Arcade Classics to Play at Home

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First Line: MagMax and Seicross -- super exciting, outerspace video games you can play at home for the first time ever!
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Character(s): Parademon
First Line: Will Superman finally conquer evil? Or will the villains triumph?
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Official Licensed Medallions

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First Line: 1 ounce .999 pure silver
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Invasion First Strike!

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First Line: The South Pacific -- U.S. troops trapped under enemy fire in the South Pacific were joined in their battle against the alien invasion force by Firestorm, Firehawk, Power Girl, and Starman.
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Write Right Now!

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I WIll Show You Terror in a Handful of Dust

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First Line: He controls your dreams
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Just Folk

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First Line: Surviving the American dream
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They're Harmless

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First Line: (At least that's what they've told us!)
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First Line: Dear Editor: Regarding Adventures of Superman #445. Irony, empathy, humor, and an idiosyncratic imagination all vie for supremacy in any description of Jerry Ordway's work.
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Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Howard T. Kidd, Aaron Jones, Bob Felber, Steve Bedard, Lisa Diamond, Mark Haden Frazer, Jeff Giddens II, Kip Talbott, Donald MacPherson and Jacob Gilbert - and responses from Renee Witterstaetter.
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First Line: Nintendo gamers, the biggest hit of the decade is back -- just for you!
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No More "Bored" Games!

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First Line: Take to the skies with TSR's new action-packed adventure boardgames.
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