Action Comics #828 [Direct Sales]
(August 2005)

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Price
2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2005-06-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200019 82811
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Tom Palmer Jr. (associate)

Issue Notes

First issue with the new DC logo.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Colors
Guy Major

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Repulse
Reprints

Strange Attractors Part Two: Positive Reinforcement (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Gail Simone (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Nelson (credited as Nelson)
Colors
Guy Major (credited)
Letters
Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Doctor Polaris; Repulse [split personality of Doctor Polaris]; Josef Schuman; Congressman Mark Shephard; Willis; Black Adam, Professor Zoom (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman battles Repulse and Dr. Polaris.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continued from previous issue.

A Note from the Publisher (Table of Contents: 2)

in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz

Indexer Notes

Announces the new DC logo, and has an overview of DC's 2005. Appears on page 36 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

House ads for: JLA Crisis of Conscience (JLA #115), Catwoman #44/Robin #139, and What's Your Secret Identity sweepstakes. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 13 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Total of 13 one-page ads for: Schwinn StingRay (bicycles), got milk? with Batman [Christian Bale] (milk), Batman Begins accessories (game accessories, Mad Catz), Hubba Bubba Max (gum, Wrigleys), Super Friends Season 2/Batman: The Animated Series Season 3 (video, WB), War of the Worlds (movie, Paramount), Fantastic Four TV Games (games, Jakks Pacific), Batman Begins Movie Cards (Topps), Batman Begins the Videogame (game, Electronic Arts), Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (book), Magic: The Gathering tournaments (card game, Wizards of the Coast), dew Action Sports tour (NBC Sports), and Batman Begins New Batmobile (model, Mattel). Appear in various places in this issue.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Strange Attractors Part Two: Positive Reinforcement
    Superman
  3. 2. A Note from the Publisher
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [Ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Martin Olsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore