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Action Comics #969

DC · Series began 2011 · Early February 2017

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Dates

Cover date: Early February 2017
On sale: December 14, 2016
In stores: December 14, 2016
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #969 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition (original)$2.99 cover

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 76194134388496911
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Gary Frank Cover

Barcode 76194134388496921
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Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 09256730410369
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Variant CoverMetron
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Creators

pencils: Gary Frankinks: Gary Frankcolors: Brad Anderson

Publisher’s description

Trapped on the Godslayer’s home world, Superman and Lex Luthor must unite if they want to make it back to Earth! But does Luthor deserve his freedom or should the Man of Steel make sure he stays locked away?

Reprinted in

Superman: Action Comics (2017), Superman: Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Edition (2017), Superman: Action Comics by Dan Jurgens Omnibus (2025)