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Action Comics #870

DC · Series began 1938 · December 2008

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Dates

Cover date: December 2008
On sale: October 8, 2008
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #870 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76194120001987011
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Andy Kubert Cover

Barcode 76194120001987021
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930410970
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Gary Frank, Gene Hainks: Gary Frank, BIT, Jon Sibal, Gene Hascript: Geoff Johns, Eddie Berganzacolors: Brad Andersonletters: Rob Leigh

Stories

Brainiac Finale · 22 pages
Superman and Supergirl battle Brainiac and restore Metropolis. Jonathan Kent dies from a heart attack after saving Martha's life.

Reprinted in

Superman: Brainiac (2009), Superman: Brainiac (2010), Superman: Last Son of Krypton (2013)