Action Comics #851 [Direct Sales]
(August 2007)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-07-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200019 85111
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)

Issue Notes

This issue went on sale 2007-07-05 in the US and was one week late from the original shipping date of this issue. The contents of this issue had originally been solicited first for issue #847, then for issue #848, and then finally for this issue; DC announced the change in a press release dated 2007-02-13.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adam Kubert (signed)
Inks
Adam Kubert (signed)
Colors
Adam Kubert ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; General Zod; Ursa; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]
Reprints
Keywords
Phantom Zone

Last Son Part Four (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Richard Donner
Pencils
Adam Kubert
Inks
Adam Kubert
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Rob Leigh

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Mon-El; General Zod; Ursa; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Dev-Em (intro); Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Batman (cameo); Superman Revenge Squad [Bizarro; Metallo; Parasite] (intro, cameo)
Synopsis
Superman escapes from the Phantom Zone and Chris rebels against Zod.
Reprints
Keywords
Fort Rozz; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Story continued from issue #846 and continues in Action Comics Annual (1987 series) #11. The Kryptonese text on the button on page 12 is translated as: "LAUNCH".

DC Nation #67 [June 27, 2007] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Dan DiDio
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Dan discusses the four weddings and a funeral that will happen in the DCU in 2007. Ads for Action Comics #852, Amazons Attack #3, Countdown #44, and Sinestro Corps Special #1. Appears on page 33 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4.67 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

House ads for: Justice League of America hardcover (2/3 page), Flash the Fastest Man Alive, Batman and Son hardcover, Green Arrow Year One, and Black Canary. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 6.33 pages (report information)


Indexer Notes

Total of 5 one-page and 1 one-and-one-third page ads for: Ratatouille The Video Game (video game, THQ), Kyle XY (TV, ABC Family), Pokemon Battle Revolution (video game, Nintendo), Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (food, BallPark franks, 1.33 pages), Push-Up (frozen treat, Nestle), and Hubba Bubba (gum, Wrigley's). Appear in various places in this issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Last Son Part Four
    Superman
  3. 2. DC Nation #67 [June 27, 2007]
    DC Nation
  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
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore