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Issue: Superman #8
Publication Date: August 1987
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Issues: #8 of 231 Issues (526 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Canadian
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/12/1987
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893067508
Price: $1.00 CAD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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Disclose Notes: Issue is dedicated to the memory of Edmond Hamilton.

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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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Superman Versus the Legion of Super-Heroes!

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Genres: superhero
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Disclose Notes: Cover is an homage to the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #249.
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Future Shock

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Villains (villains, flashback)
First Line: You know, I'll probably never get used to it, Clark --
Synopsis: The Legion meets a Superman who never lived life as Superboy.
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Pages: 21
Job Number: G-3158
Disclose Notes: First pocket universe. Story continued from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1984 series) #37 and story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #591. The four members of the Legion correspond to the members of the Fantastic Four: Sun Boy (Human Torch), Blok (Thing), Invisible Kid (Invisible Girl), and Brainiac 5 (Mr. Fantastic).
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Packs of Fun for Everyone!

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Build a Reputation.

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First Line: When you build a model, you build a reputation, too. A reputation for hard work. Care and concentration. Attention to detail.
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Be a Big-Orange-Big-Shot with Tang

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First Line: Get all of this big orange stuff when you collect the labels on jars of Tang.
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Zittles:

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First Line: Paperbacne: The kind of acne you'd like to hide behind a book.
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Stealth Wave of the Future... Today

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First Line: Your assignment, as PIC (Pilot in Command), is to fly a low or high level intruder mission while avoiding radar detection and missiles!
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Hey Kids! Fly High

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First Line: The best tasting bubble gums under the sun!
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Everybody Talks About Terrorism... He Does Something About It!

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First Line: DC's newest super-hero premiering in an action-packed four-issue mini-series! Starting in June.
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Write Right Now!

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Yesterday He Lived in Film Fantasties... Today He Lives Them!

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First Line: DC presents Jonthan Lord in a new 12 issue maxi-series
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First Line: Dear Andy, Mike and John: I liked the cover of Superman #4!
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Pages: 3
Job Number: L-2751
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Mrs. Ann C.H. Brachwitz, Dale Coe, Michael K. Willis, Shaun P. Barry, Mark Delaney, Vaughn Guild, Dave Berkebile and Danny DeAngelo.
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E. Nelson Bridwell 1931-1987

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First Line: E. Nelson Bridwell passed away on January 23, 1987, and it's going to be hard to imagine DC Comics without him.
Synopsis: Obituary for E. Nelson Bridwell, who passed away on January 23, 1987.
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Welcome to Basic Training.

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First Line: Don't be deceived by the name -- the only thing basic about Dungeons & Dragons Set #1 is how easy it makes it to beging your quest.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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