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Issue: Action Comics #648
Publication Date: December 1989
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Issues: #648 of 866 Issues (1410 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098930410912
Price: $0.95 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
15 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600, 700)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Brainiac Trilogy, Part Two

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Genres: superhero
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Strap in for Full Throttle Action.

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First Line: Sky Shark for your Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Body and Mind [The Brainiac Trilogy, Part 2]

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Cynthia; Dr. Augustine (introduction)
First Line: The other car came out of nowhere. I never really had a chance.
Synopsis: Metallo heads to Metropolis to kill Lex Luthor.
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Job Number: G-5281
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Take No Prisoners.

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First Line: Operation Wolf for your Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Experience Bionic Power

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First Line: Get set for rapid fire adventure as you're transformed into the Bionic Commando.
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Take Aim with New Quickshot Joysticks

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First Line: Quickshot's sleek new joysticks provide serious video game enthusiasts with the performance to become the best...
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Be a Video Warrior!

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First Line: WCW World Championship Wrestling Featuring the Road Warriors and other NWA wrestling stars
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Get Set for Radical Action

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First Line: Stand by, gamers! Capcom introduces two new thrilling games to its Nintendo series.
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New! Batman Greatest Stories Ever Told...

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First Line: No, this is not a mistake.
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Write Right Now!

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First Line: Dear Men of Action: "Doppleganger" in Action Comics #644 had twice the excitement I expected.
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Job Number: L-5281
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers - Erik C. Miller, Randall A. Smith, Hurricane Heeran, Malcolm Bourne, Wayne C. Brooks and Melissa Page. Replies are uncredited.
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Free Poster!

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First Line: Drawn by Kevin Maguire
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Become the Ultimate Warrior in the Ultimate War.

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First Line: The evil Wizard Malkil is back.
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[untitled]

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First Line: The difference between new TurboGrafx-16 and other video game systems is all in your head.
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