Price: 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1986-01-01
Editing: Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
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Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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On-sale date from DC Releases #23.

The Most Popular Man in Metropolis!
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Superman / comic story / 24 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:S-4749
Synopsis:
Everybody suddenly starts disliking Superman and Clark Kent. It turns out to be a plot by the Parasite.
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Script, pencils, and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Action Reaction / letters page / 0.8 page

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  • Job Number:S-4757

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Letters from Pat Mattauch, T.M. Maple, and Dale Coe.

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statement of ownership / 0.2 page

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Average total circulation 66,783.

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    Superman
  2. The Most Popular Man in Metropolis!
    Superman
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    Action Reaction
  4. [no title indexed]
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