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396June 1984
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Superman #396

DC · June 1984 · on sale 1984-02-21

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#396
Publication date
June 1984
Key date
1984-06-00
On-sale date
1984-02-21
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Battle for Superman's Brain!cover1pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony TollinSuperman; Intellex
1The Battle for Superman's Brain!comic story23script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Jimmy Olsen actor; David Newman; Leslie Newman; Gregory Reed (Superman actor); Intellex (introduction)
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
3-letters page1.8script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067506
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893067506

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