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Action Comics #872

DC · Series began 1938 · February 2009

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Dates

Cover date: February 2009
On sale: December 10, 2008
In stores: December 10, 2008
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #872 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76194120001987211
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Chris Sprouse / Karl Story Cover

Barcode 76194120001987221
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930410972
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Story arc: New Krypton

This is part 13 of 19. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Gary Frank, Pete Woodsinks: Gary Frank, Pete Woodscolors: Brad Andersonscript: Geoff Johns, Dan DiDioletters: Steve Wands

Stories

New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives · 20 pages
Superman confronts Zor-El and Alura after teams of Kandorians have captured several of Superman's enemies and banished them to the Phantom Zone. She leads them into Brainiac's headship, where the Kandorians are trying to figure out how to free the cities and other beings that were captured. Some of Zod's men are still patrolling the Earth run across Metallo and Reactron, who surprisingly surrender to the Kryptonians. Luthor is experimenting on Brainiac, and proves that he can control at least part of Brainiac.

Publisher’s description

As Superman attempts to free the other cities and abductees from Brainiac's ship--including the original monster military unit, the Creature Commandos--Lex Luthor experiments on Brainiac himself. Meanwhile, rebuilt and out for blood, Metallo and Reactron attack, and a major turning point for one of our characters sheds a dark shadow across all that is good.

Reprinted in

Superman: New Krypton (2009), Superman: New Krypton (2010)