Action Comics #386 for Sale - First Appearance of Uli Algor - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue: #386
Publication date: March 1970
Key date: 1970-03-00
On-sale date: 1970-01-27
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.15
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Uli Algor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Home for Old Super-Heroes!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Green Lantern, Clark Kent, Superman
1	The Home for Old Super-Heroes!	comic story	13.5	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Roussos; letters: Ben Oda	Green Lantern, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, The Time Trapper, Perry White
2	Our Valentine for You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
4	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
5	Zap Goes the Legion!	comic story	10.67	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Shelly Leferman	Uli Algor First, Imra Ardeen, Val Armorr, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Querl Dox, Lydda Jath, Karate Kid, Rokk Krinn, Lightning Lad, Jo Nah, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Garth Ranzz
6	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #9 ISBN 1-56389-514-5	2000	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-2941-2	2010	On eBay ›
The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] ISBN 0-89660-055-6	1995	On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #3 ISBN 978-1-77950-243-8	2020	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-849-0	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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