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Action Comics #872 (2009) · The Collector

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Action Comics (1938)
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Action Comics #872

New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: February 2009
On sale: Dec 10, 2008
Cover price: $2.99
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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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.

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Writer: Geoff Johns
Penciller: Pete Woods
Inker: Pete Woods
Colorist: Brad Anderson
Letterer: Steve Wands
Cover: Gary Frank
Cover colors: Brad Anderson
Editor: Matt Idelson
Assistant editor: Wil Moss

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