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685January 1993
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Action Comics #685

DC · January 1993 · on sale 1992-12-03

3 variantsStoryline: Funeral for a Friend
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#685
Publication date
January 1993
Key date
1993-01-00
On-sale date
1992-12-03
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Funeral for a Friend/2: The All-New Metropolis Marvel!cover1pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Jackson GuiceSupergirl [Matrix]
1Re-Actions [Funeral for a Friend, Part 2]comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill OakleySuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (camera footage); Supergirl [Matrix]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Allie; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Scott Harris; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Paul Westfield; Team Luthor; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Bibbo Bibbowski; Clovis;
2You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again.public service announcement1Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Fire [Beatriz DaCosta]
3-letters page2script: Jennifer Frank

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd Printingprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
3rd Printingprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07099230410301

Where to read it

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Funeral for a Friend
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Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus #[nn]
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Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus #[nn]
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Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium #[nn]
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