Action Comics #719 [Direct Sales]
(March 1996)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-01-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941200019 71911
Editing
KC Carlson (editor); Mike McAvennie (assistant)

Issue Notes

1996 Triangle #9.
This issue has variants:

[World's Finest] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kieron Dwyer (signed)
Inks
Denis Rodier (signed)
Colors
Graphic Color Works (as Color Works) (separations)
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints
Keywords
gargoyles; playing cards

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via the http://kleinletters.com/.

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Hazard's Choice (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Denis Rodier
Colors
Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters
Bill Oakley
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lori Lemaris; Ron Troupe; Alfred Pennyworth (cameo); Martin Luther King (hallucination); Joker (villain)
Synopsis
The Joker has poisoned Lois. She's dying, and the only way to save her is to kill the Joker. With Batman's help, Superman struggles with what to do.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Re: Action / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike McAvennie
Pencils
Kieron Dwyer
Inks
Denis Rodier
Colors
Susan Bourdages; Android Images (separations)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Parasite [Rudy Jones; Dr. Torval Freeman]

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Tim Durbin, John L. Lavernoich, Fabio Marques (Baldy Award Winner), Ken Sherburne, Ian Staley, John R. Shearer, and Vincent Boyd.

Free Five-Minute Phone Card (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad DC-9 with Superboy; Flash; Green Lantern (on page 29 of this issue).

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Batman: Contagion, Superboy, Kingdom Come, Batman & Robin Adventures, Aquaman, and Sovereign Seven. Appear in various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 4 one-page ads for: Batman Forever (cable movie, PayPerView), Simon & Kirby: The Legend (books, Northart Concepts), Bio-Dome (movie, MGM), and Clearasil (acne pads, Proctor & Gamble). Appear in various places in the issue.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [World's Finest]
    Superman
  2. 1. Hazard's Choice
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Re: Action
  4. 3. Free Five-Minute Phone Card
  5. 4. [House Advertisements]
  6. 5. [Ads]
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Kina
  • Fabio Marques
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Martin Olsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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