Action Comics (1938 series) (DC) #836
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| Field | Added / Next |
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| Number | 836 |
| Volume | |
| No Volume | No |
| Display Volume With Number | No |
| Indicia Publisher | |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed | Printed |
| Brand | |
| No Brand | No |
| Publication Date | April 2006 |
| Key Date | 2006-04-01 |
| Year On Sale | None |
| Month On Sale | None |
| Day On Sale | None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain | No |
| Indicia Frequency | |
| No Indicia Frequency | No |
| Price | 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD |
| Page Count | 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 36) |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza; Jeanine Schaefer (assistant) |
| No Editing | |
| Barcode | |
| No Barcode | No |
| Notes | An Infinite Crisis crossover. This issue went on sale 2006-02-15. |
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Sequence 0
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 0 |
| Title | Superman, This Was Your Life... |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | cover |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | |
| No Script | X |
| Pencils | Mark Schultz (signed) |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Mark Schultz (signed) |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | Dave McCaig |
| No Colors | |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | An Infinite Crisis crossover. This issue went on sale 2006-02-15. |
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Sequence 1
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 1 |
| Title | Superman This Is Your Life Part Two |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | comic story |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | Joe Kelly |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Dan Jurgens; Kevin Conrad; Dick Giordano (pages 3-4); Ed Benes; Ian Churchill (pages 6-7); Phil Jimenez; Tom Denerick; Renato Guedes; Lee Bermejo (pages 10-12); Doug Mahnke (page 21) |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Dan Jurgens; Kevin Conrad; Jose Marzan (pages 3-4); Ed Benes; Norm Rapmund (pages 6-7); Andy Lanning; Drew Garaci; Renato Guedes; Lee Bermejo (pages 10-12); Doug Mahnke (page 21) |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | Guy Major; Dave Stewart; Renato Guedes |
| No Colors | |
| Letters | Nick J. Napolitano |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Jor-L (flashback, cameo); Jor-El (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Jor-El (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Lora (flashback, cameo); Lara (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Lara (Birthright, flashback, cameo); John Kent (flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Mary Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (Man of Steel, flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (Birthright, flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Batman; Superman (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Lex Luthor; Doomsday (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Ice (cameo); Bloodwynd (cameo); Atom [Ray Pamer] (cameo); Zatanna; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Hawkman (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Black Canary (cameo); Dr. Light (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Aquaman (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Justice League Elite (cameo); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (cameo); Phantom Zone; Phantom Zone Projector |
| Synopsis | A brief overview of three origins of Superman (Earth 2, Man of Steel, and Birthright). But then Superman of Earth 2 starts imagining what it would be like to be in charge of Superman's life, altering events so that the ending is different, more forceful, and less compassionate. In Man of Steel's Superman's first appearance rescuing the space plane, he now announces his name is Superman. The first meeting with Batman results in the formation of a team. They confront Luthor after Lana Lang's kidnapping, and tell him about his cancer from his kryptonite ring. As Luthor later lies dying, Superman offers him a chance to live if he would direct his intellect to curing the world's ills; Luthor agrees. Clark reveals his secret to Lois, followed by Superman on Earth 2 proposing directly to Lois just after the events in Superman #226. Then comes the fight against Doomsday, but this time, Superman wins and stays alive. Then the aftermath of the capture of Dr. Light after he has abused Sue Dibny (Identity Crisis), but instead of a mind wipe, Superman projects Dr. Light into the Phantom Zone. Finally, in modern times, several of the JLA confront Superman at the Watchtower, saying he has gone too far. Superman disbands the JLA, but before Zatanna can restrain him, the Justice League Elite appears (with Batman, Guy Gardner, and Hawkman), and stops them. Jimmy Olsen suddenly is affected by Infinite Crisis, and some of his past incarnations are shown (bow-tie Jimmy, Elastic Lad, and Bizarro-Jimmy). |
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| Notes | Story continued from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #226, and continues in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #649. |
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Sequence 2
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 2 |
| Title | DC in Demand 02.06 |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | promo (ad from the publisher) |
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| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
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| Notes | Ads for next issue, Ion #1, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #200, JLA #125, and Teen Titans Annual #1. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
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Sequence 3
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 3 |
| Title | House Advertisements |
| Unofficial Title? | Yes |
| Type | promo (ad from the publisher) |
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| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 4.5 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
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| Notes | House ads for: The Batman Strikes, Scooby Doo, Teen Titans Go!, Superman/Batman (1/2 page), and Justice League Unlimited. Appear in various places in this issue. |
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Sequence 4
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 4 |
| Title | Ads |
| Unofficial Title? | Yes |
| Type | advertisement |
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| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 7.5 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
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| Notes | Total of 4 one-page, 1 two-page, and 1 one-and-a-half-page ads for: Tamagotchi Connection (game, Bandai), Teen Titans Pizza & Play Sweepstakes (game, Majesco Entertainment, 1.5 pages), Teen Titans (game, Majesco Entertainment), Mad Kids (magazine, EC, 2 pages), Skyland (TV, Nicktoons Network), and M&M Minis (candy, Mars). Appear in various places in this issue. |
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Comments
| Commenter | Comment | Revision | Timestamp | Old State | New State |
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| Anonymous User | This change is a temporary migration representing the state of the database at the time of the new site deployment. It will be replaced by history assembled from our old database soon. | 2010-11-20 09:39:30 | Available | Approved |
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