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Issue: Superman #31
Publication Date: May 1989
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Issues: #31 of 231 Issues (526 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098930675205
Price: $0.95 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
16 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
First Line: This scene probably doesn't appear in this issue... but with me around it could!
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Disclose Notes: Lex Luthor image also used on the cover of the previous issue.
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Bubble Bobble Is Dyno-Might!

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First Line: (For your Nintendo Entertainment System.)
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As Good as His Word!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Team Luthor; Morris; Mr. Vekko
First Line: Hel-lo Metropolis!
Synopsis: With Superman missing, Mr. Mxyzptlk sets his sights on Lex.
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Pages: 14
Job Number: G-4677
Disclose Notes: Superman [Clark Kent] does not appear in this story.
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John Elway's Quarterback Kicks Off in Homes Across America

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First Line: The story so far...
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4-Million-Year-Old Vibrating Crystal Free.

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First Line: You may have heard about 'Miracle Crystals'... and how peple pay fortunes for them to gain happiness. Are they for real? Yes.
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Take No Prisoners.

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First Line: Operaton Wolf for the Nintentdo Entertainment System.
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Comic Book Conventions!

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First Line: April schedule
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Disclose Notes: Between lead story pages 8 and 9. Above the DC Annuals promo.
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DC Annuals 1989

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First Line: Featuring secrets of the DC Universe
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Disclose Notes: Between lead story pages 8 and 9. Below the Great Eastern Conventions ad. Includes images of the covers of Batman Annual (DC, 1961 Series) #13 and Flash Annual (DC, 1987 Series) #3.
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Hostile Takeover, Part III: Poison Pill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Caroline Abernathy; Alton Stuart; Mr. Durwood; Morris; Scott Harris; Lawrence Wilcox; Miss Conway
First Line: Good lord!
Synopsis: Lex continues his attempt to buy out S.T.A.R. Labs.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: G-4680
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Write Right Now!

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Disclose Notes: Between backup story pages 2 and 3. Seventeen ads for various products.
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Balance of Power

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First Line: An ongoing series in DC's standard format following the success of the mini-series
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"A Killer of a Bio..." -- Lois Lane, Daily Planet

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First Line: "Powerful -- both the man and his story..." -- Carole Bennet, Boston Globe Leader
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Disclose Notes: Between story pages 6 and 7. Includes image of the cover of Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography (DC, 1989 Series) and three panels of interior art.
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Superman Unchained

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First Line: His quest is over... now a new phase begins for Superman
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First Line: Dear Editor: Re: Superman #27. Anyone interested in the lifestyle of the super-powerful will enjoy issue #27.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-3675
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Howard T. Kidd, Kevin Sharp, Charlie Harris, Glenn Cooper, Chris Hines, Dale Coe, Michael D. High and Kevin J. Conley - and responses from Mike Carlin.
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Campbell's Can-Do Puzzle Page

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First Line: More fun for all kinds of Campbell's Kids
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Your Toughest Opponent Shouldn't Be the Rulebook.

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First Line: We think it's time that the rulebooks were on your side.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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