Action Comics #849 [Direct Sales]
(Early July 2007)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-05-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200019 84911
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)

Issue Notes

This issue went on sale on time.
This issue has variants:

A Crisis of Faith! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Brad Walker (signed)
Inks
Robin Riggs (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Redemption; Reverend Matthew Hightower
Reprints
Keywords
Christianity; churches; heat vision
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Redemption Part Two In Good Faith (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza
Pencils
Allan Goldman
Inks
Ron Randall
Colors
Pete Pantazis; Marta Martinez
Letters
Rob Leigh
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Redemption [Jarod Dale]; Reverend Matthew Hightower; Barbara Johnson; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Mr. Dale (cameo); Mrs. Dale (cameo); Lois Lane
Synopsis
Superman battles Redemption.
Reprints
Keywords
Buranda (capital of Nyasir); Church of First Redemption; Nyasir (country)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue.

DC Nation 60 [May 16, 2007] (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter J. Tomasi
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Pete discusses his 15-year career at DC, as he stops being an editor and becomes an exclusive writer. Ads for Action Comics #850, All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #5, Catwoman #67, and Justice League of America #9. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7.67 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Afro Samurai action figures, Sinestro Corps Special, Justice League of America hardcover (2/3 page), Countdown (I Found Ray Palmer), Batman: Ego and Other Tails, Batman Dark Crusader statue, Batman and Son action figures, and World of Warcraft Action Figures. Appear in various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 4.33 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 one-and-one-third-page ads for: Transformers (movie, Dreamworks), The Demonata (books, Little Brown), Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (sweepstakes, BallPark franks, 1 and 1/3 page), and Chaotic (card game, Chaotic USA). Appear in various places in the issue.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Crisis of Faith!
    Superman
  2. 1. Redemption Part Two In Good Faith
    Superman
  3. 2. DC Nation 60 [May 16, 2007]
    DC Nation
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [Ads]
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