Superman
#677
(August 2008)
- Price
- 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2008-06-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
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DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941200033 67711
- Editing
- Matt Idelson (editor); Tom Palmer Jr. (associate editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
In the Shadow of Atlas
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
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in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009) - in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
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Indexer Notes
This cover is an homage to the traditional pose of Atlas lifting the Earth. In the story, Atlas (not Superman) reenacts that pose.
![Cover Thumbnail for Superman (2006 series) #677 [Renato Guedes / Jose Wilson Magalhaés Cover]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/715/w100/715294.jpg?5422203570537660868)
The Coming of Atlas Part 1 The World on His Shoulders
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Krypto; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Science Police [Travis DuBarry; Adam McCafferty; Carol Dash; Jake Grimaldi; Clare Madison]; Atlas (post-Crisis intro)
- Synopsis
- Superman and Green Lantern discuss life while playing fetch with Krypto in space. A giant creature invades Metropolis, and the Science Police try to stop it. It is finally brought down by a new meta-human named Atlas, who demands to see Superman. The Science Police also try to stop him, to no avail. Superman finally notices the ruckus, and arrives to confront Atlas.
- Reprints
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
- in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])
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Indexer Notes
Story continues in the next issue. This version of Atlas was designed by Jack Kirby, and only appeared once before in 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #1 (April 1975).
#119 [June 25, 2008]
DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Dan talks about the various Teen Titans books currently being published. Ads for Superman #678, Final Crisis #2, Superman #677, and Teen Titans #60. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
[House Advertisements]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
House ads for: Final Crisis: Revelations (Show No Mercy), Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds (Prime Evil), and Ambush Bug: Year None (Unvictorious). Appear in various places in this issue.
[Ads]
advertisement / 9 pages
Indexer Notes
Total of 5 one-page and 2 two-page ads for: got milk? with Batman [Christian Bale] (milk, America's Milk Processors), Batmobile Owner's Manual (book, DK), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 2 pages), dew Action Sports tour (NBC Sports), Secret Agent Clank (video game, Sony Computer Entertainment, 2 pages), The Middle Man (TV, ABC Family), and Hellboy The Science of Evil (video game, Konami). Appear in various places in this issue.
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In the Shadow of Atlas
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The Coming of Atlas Part 1 The World on His Shoulders
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#119 [June 25, 2008]
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[House Advertisements]
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[Ads]
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Hughes
- Martin Olsen
- Allen Ross
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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