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Action Comics, #657 Direct

Published: September 1990

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Story Featuring Superman

"Kids... stop! Those toys... they're nothing but trouble!"

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There Is a Happy Land... Far, Far Away

Story Featuring Superman

"All right, Judy... time for all the good little girls to be snug in their beds."

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Toyman kidnaps children of Lexcorp’s top executives to get revenge against Lex Luthor.

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CapriSun 100% Natural Presents The Adventure - Part V: One Good Fern Deserves Another

"We've got some terrific plant specimins for Dr. Standley's experiment."

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Between story pages 16 and 17.

Letter Column Featuring Re: Action

"Dear Supermen: For me, the most rewarding element of Action Comics #652 was witnessing the heroic deeds of a parental couple in defense of their son."

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Letters from readers - Matthew J. Smith, R. Kevin Doyle, Glenn Boreham, Jody Wayde Hamby, Glenn V. Morrison, Mark Phillips, George Kinnson and Kevin J. Conley - and responses from Michael Eury. Preview of covers to Superman #48, Adventures of Superman #471 and Action Comics #658.

Chocolate Crunchville

"What's going on, Kingy?"

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Back cover.

Master the Power

"In the land of impossible evils..."

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Inside back cover.

Heads or Tails, You're Always a Winner.

"Heads or tails, any way you look at them, Sport Stars Collector Coins are the hottest collectible around."

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Between story pages 20 and 21.

Fleer... Football's Rookie Sensation!

"Exciting 425 card action-packed set"

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Between story pages 20 and 21.

An Encore Performance!

"Golgo 13 is back in the Mafat Conspiracy!"

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Between story pages 16 and 17.

Awesome!

"The intelligent choice."

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Between story pages 8 and 9.

Our Stock Cars are Modeled After Winners.

"Every team on the Stock Car circuit has a single goal -- to win."

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Between story pages 8 and 9.

Vampires, Ghosts... and Things That Go Bump in the Night!

"The new Ravenloft Boxed Set brings a new dimension to the world of gothic horror and supernatural suspense!"

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Between story pages 4 and 5.

"No One Had the Guts... Until Now"

"You are Max Force... your mission... but Mr. Big and destroy the dreaded criminal empire..."

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Between story pages 4 and 5.

Hut Hut Hut

"Introducing Konami's NFL Football the all-pro game that puts you in a position to call all the signals"

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Inside front cover.