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652July 2006
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Superman #652

DC · July 2006 · on sale 2006-05-10

First appearance: Bloodsport1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 2006 series)
Issue
#652
Publication date
July 2006
Key date
2006-07-00
On-sale date
2006-05-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120003365211
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bloodsport - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Up, Up, and Away! Part 5cover1pencils: Terry Dodson; inks: Rachel Dodson; colors: Alex SinclairBloodsport First, Hellgrammite, Clark Kent, Livewire, Siobhan McDougal, Puzzler, Riot, Roderik Rose, Silver Banshee, Superman, Valerie Van Haaften, Frederick von Frankenstein, Leslie Willis
1Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Five Speeding Bulletcomic story22script: Kurt Busiek, Geoff Johns; pencils: Pete Woods; inks: Pete Woods; colors: Brad Anderson; letters: Rob LeighDr. K. Russell Abernathy, Bloodsport First, Hellgrammite, Clark Kent, The Kryptonite Man, Lois Lane, Livewire, Lex Luthor, Siobhan McDougal, Jimmy Olsen, Puzzler, Riot, Roderik Rose, Silver Banshee
2-in-house column1script: Dan DiDio
3House Advertisementpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
4How Will Yellowball Move You?public service announcement1letters: typeset

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930675207

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Up, Up and Away #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0954-8; 978-1-4012-0954-4		2006On eBay ›
Superman by Kurt Busiek #1
ISBN 978-1-77952-606-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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