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Action Comics #971

DC · Series began 2011 · Early March 2017

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Dates

Cover date: Early March 2017
On sale: January 11, 2017
In stores: January 11, 2017
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #971 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 76194134388497111
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Gary Frank Cover

Barcode 76194134388497121
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Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 09256730410371
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Variant CoverMetron
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Story arc: Men of Steel

This is part 5 of 6. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Stephen Segoviainks: Art Thibertcolors: Hi-Fi, Arif Priantoscript: Dan Jurgensletters: Rob Leigh

Stories

Men of Steel, Part 5 · 20 pages

Publisher’s description

The deadly, intergalactic Remnants loom over Superman as he fights to protect Lex Luthor, but can the Man of Steel prove his greatest adversary deserves a fair trial, or will Superman be forced to become judge, jury and executioner?

Reprinted in

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