Action Comics #21 [Combo-Pack]
(August 2013)

DC, 2011 Series
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Price
4.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2013-06-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
761941306377 02131
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Rickey Purdin (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Combo pack is polybagged with redemption code for digital download of the issue.
This issue is a variant of Action Comics (DC, 2011 series) #21 [Direct Sales]. There exist further variants:

Hybrid Rises! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony S. Daniel (signed as Tony Daniel)
Inks
Matt Banning (signed as Batt)
Colors
Tomeu Morey (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Hybrid
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Hybrid, Part 3: More Than Human (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Andy Diggle (plot); Tony S. Daniel (plot & script)
Pencils
Tony S. Daniel
Inks
Norm Rapmund; Matt Banning (as Batt)
Colors
Tomeu Morey
Letters
Carlos M. Mangual
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Dr. Shay Veritas; Jimmy Olsen; Jon Carroll; Lois Lane; The Hybrid (villain); Lex Luthor (villain)
Synopsis
Superman battles the Hybrid and its creator, Lex Luthor.
Reprints
Keywords
Metropolis; Suicide Slum

The World of Krypton, Part 2: Dissension (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Hannah
Pencils
Philip Tan
Inks
Jonathan Glapion
Colors
Tomeu Morey
Letters
Taylor Esposito
Editing
Eddie Berganza; Anthony Marques (assistant)
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Jax-Ur; Jor-El; Lara Lor-Van; Colonel Ekar
Synopsis
In the past, Lara Lor-Van escapes Colonel Ekar's coup, while Ekar's soldiers take aim at young Jor-El.
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton; Science Council; Xan

The Action Continues... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superboy; Supergirl; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Action Comics #22 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Channel 52 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

June 5, 2013 (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

DC Comics All Access / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hybrid Rises!
    Superman
  2. 1. Hybrid, Part 3: More Than Human
    Superman
  3. 2. The World of Krypton, Part 2: Dissension
    Superman
  4. 3. The Action Continues...
    Superboy; Supergirl; Superman
  5. 4. Action Comics #22
    Superman
  6. 5. ["You know the Green Lanterns aren't the only Lanterns in the universe!"]
    Channel 52
  7. 6. June 5, 2013
    DC Comics All Access
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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