Price: 2.99 USD; 4.00 CAD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 2006-05-31
Editing: Matt Idelson (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)
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Up, Up, and Away! Part 6
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Terry Dodson (signed)
Inks:
Rachel Dodson (signed)
Colors:
Alex Sinclair (signed)
Letters:
?
    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Lex Luthor
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

A "1 Year Later" tie-in.

This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: DC [swirl]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 761941200019 83911

Indexer Notes

This issue went on sale 2006-06-01 in the US.

Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Six This Looks Like a Job...
(Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
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Letters:
    Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman; Superman (Earth 2, flashback, cameo); Superboy Prime (flashback, cameo); Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt] (flashback cameo); Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (flashback cameo); Lois Lane; Livewire; Silver Banshee; Bloodsport; Riot; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang (flashback, cameo); Pete Ross (flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Perry White; Josef Schuman (cameo); Connie (Daily Planet reporter, cameo); Lex Luthor; Toyman
Synopsis:
Luthor brings a spaceship that was buried in the Earth's core to the surface.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman (2006 series) #652 and continues in Superman (2006 series) #653. There is mention of a reporter named Bratton, a reference to Percy Bratton pre-Crisis. This issue features the post-Crisis debut of Superman's super-intelligence.
The Kryptonian text on page 19 is translated as follows: panel 1: "DREADNOUGHT-CLASS CRAFT DESIGNATED 'DOOMSDAY.' UNDER COMMAND OF ADMIRALTY OFFICER DRU-ZOD. AWAITING AUTHORIZATION VOICEPRINT." Panel 3: "OVERRIDE ACCEPTED. WELCOME, COMMANDER."

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DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page

[House Advertisement]
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

How Will Yellowball Move You?
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VERB Website / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
typeset
Editing:
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[Ads]
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Big League Chew; Disney Press Books; Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum; Justice League Sugar Free Pops; Kellogg's Apple Jacks; Konami Video Games; LEGO Toys; Midway Games; Nickelodeon Home Video Collection; Nintendo Games; Push-Up Pops / advertisement / 10.5 pages

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    Table of Contents
  1. Up, Up, and Away! Part 6
    Superman
  2. Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Six This Looks Like a Job...
    Superman
  3. [no title indexed]
    DC Nation
  4. [House Advertisement]
  5. How Will Yellowball Move You?
    VERB Website
  6. [Ads]
    Big League Chew; Disney Press Books; Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum; Justice League Sugar Free Pops; Kellogg's Apple Jacks; Konami Video Games; LEGO Toys; Midway Games; Nickelodeon Home Video Collection; Nintendo Games; Push-Up Pops
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