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... the phone. Once you have completed the activation process via the web, you need to get into the phone to find out all the activation info. Press *3001#12345# select Nam1, and WRITE DOWN ALL THE INFO IN THERE including the system ID, SOC, and phone number. Now comes the technical part. You need to hook your phone up to the datacable and open up nokia-tdma-service full. Click on "read phone" and it will detect your phone and give you the info like ESN and all that crap. NOW, change the drop down menu nuxt to where it says reset values. Make it say FULL FACTORY then click on the reset values button. Next, your phone should power back up. Next to whe ...

... SUPER-GIRL There have been a number of different Supergirls in DC's history. The first debuted in August 1958 in "The Girl of Steel" from _Superman_ #123 (first series -- written by Otto Binder with art by Dick Sprang and Stan Kaye). This "Super-Girl" was a magical creation that comes to life when Jimmy Olsen makes a wish on an ancient Indian totem that "a Super-Girl, with super-powers equal to Superman's, would appear and become his companion." I don't have the original story, but I believe in it Super-Girl wore the traditional blue and red outfit. I first came across this story as a reprint in Giant _Superman_ #216, where Super-Girl's appearan ...

... kman -- but there were more old time readers than Schwartz had thought there were, and they wanted to see the old versions again also. So, in _Flash_ #123 in September 1961, they brought back the original Flash and placed his adventures, and by extension all the other heroes of the Forties, on a parallel world called Earth-2. Eventually (in 1963), the entire 1940s Justice Society of America was revived to meet the modern Justice League of America. But this caused a problem for a number of characters. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman had all been members of the Justice Society of America. And their books had never been cancelled, so there was no ...

... rtant' stories during his tenure, including the death of Superman (_Superman_ #75) and the introduction of the 'Electric Blue Superman' in _Superman_ #123, but those aren't the ones that impress me. After all, most of the stories that Jurgens or any of the other Super-scribes write are part of the ongoing, cross-title saga and have a limited ability to stand on their own. Within that format though, Jurgens has been able to write some wonderful stand-alone issues -- and those are the ones that I will review here. Jurgens first worked with DC in 1982, doing artwork on Mike Grell's series, _Warlord_, starting with issue #63. On the Superman titles, ...

... sor and his seemingly endless family of Kryptonian survivors. Superman discovered his grandfather had visited Earth in _Superman_ #103. In _Superman_ #123 he got to actually meet and talk to Jor-El and Lara, in a time-travel story which took him back to before they were married. But those are other stories for another time. Next time, we'll see how the Earth-1 Superman (and Boy) handled villains from his native world. Don't miss "The Secret Untold History of the Phantom Zone!" __________________________________________ SUPERMAN STORIES ------------------------------------------ By Sean Hogan (shogan@intergate.bc.ca) Adventures of Superman: Year O ...

... Man of Steel's life would be his new powers and costume. He gained his new energy powers and blue and white suit in April 1997's landmark _Superman_ #123 (Younis). The story of Superman has been told in comics for sixty years, and it will continue to be told there for another sixty years as long as there are talented writers and artists willing to tell the tale of the Last Son of Krypton. Superman is truly the king of all media. He has been featured in virtually every type of entertainment medium. He began as a comic book character but soon made the leap into newspaper syndication on January 16, 1939. By 1941, Superman was featured in 350 daily ...

... d the constant exclamations of "Wow, Superman you're back to normal!" Ma never liked the energy suit? That's not what she said about it in _Superman_ #123, and Jurgens wrote the script for both! Nice to see the writers so quick to defend their creative decisions. The writers said early on that the New Powers had a cause and that cause would be revealed. I still don't see it. Moreover, I have no idea how Superman changed back. I'm surprised to see that this is indeed a jump-on point for new readers! Lena is kidnapped at the beginning, rescued in the end. Nice and neat. The question is: what new reader will pay so much for a jump-on point? Especial ...

... --------------------------------------- [16] SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #72, "ALTERED STATES" [13] Man of Tomorrow #9, "History Lesson" [12] Superman #123, "Superman... Reborn!" [ 8] Superman #128, "Genesis Anew" [ 7] Adv of Superman #550, "The Secret"/"The Touch of Evil" [ 6] Action #740, "A Rag, a Bone, & Hank of Hair" [ 6] Superman: The Man of Steel #68, "Power!" [ 4] Action #731, "...Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!" [ 4] Superman: The Man of Steel #64, "Into the Fire!" [ 2] Adv of Superman #551, "Genesis for Humanity" Again note that Dan Jurgens pens three of the top four single issues. I'll mention this again later. To be honest, the sele ...

... ritten by Louise Simonson Art and Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke Still learning about his new powers, Superman battles Ceritak 19 - SUPERMAN #123, "Superman... Reborn!" Written by Dan Jurgens Art and Collector's Edition Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein Standard Edition Cover by Jurgens and Rubinstein Superman receives a new costume to help him control his powers 20 - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #546, "Blood & Thunder" Written by Karl Kesel Art and Cover by Stuart Immonen and Jose Marzan, Jr. Superman battles Metallo, Scorn rescues Ashbury Armstrong 21 - ACTION COMICS #733, "The Sins of Change" Written by David Michelinie Art and Cover by ...

... s on a month-to-month basis. Pre-orders for May were down 5.2% from April's orders. Note that pre-orders for May were due the same week that SUPERMAN #123 was released, so shop owners ordering from Diamond did not yet know how well the story was going to sell. By the time June's orders were placed, the first full month of the new Superman had taken place, and store owners had some idea of what they could sell. And June's orders were only 4.3% lower than May's. By the time July's orders came due, store owners had a full two months of data upon which to base their orders. This time, pre-orders dropped only 1.8%. And for August's titles, pre-orders ...