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598March 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Action Comics #598

DC · March 1988 · on sale 1987-12-01

First appearance: Grace Guiness2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#598
Publication date
March 1988
Key date
1988-03-00
On-sale date
1987-12-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Grace Guiness - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Checkmate Blows Into Metropolis!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
2Checkmate!comic story22script: Paul Kupperberg, John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Ty Templeton; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: John CostanzaFel Andar, Arisia, Batman, Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, Jose Delgado, Gangbuster, Cat Grant, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hawkman, J'Onn J'Onzz, Clark Kent, Kilowog
4The Rest of the Storypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Alfredo AlcalaClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lana Lang
8-promo (ad from the publisher)0.333
9The Future Is 30 Years Old and It's Just Beginningpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11Who Is... What Is...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie WrightsonBatman, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Doctor Fate, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Ted Kord, Dinah Lance, Martian Manhunter, Kent Nelson, Bruce Wayne, The Weird
12-letters page2script: Mike Carlin
13Two Free Months of DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetJan Arrah, Brek Bannin, Dawnstar, Element Lad, Brin Londo, Polar Boy, Queen Projectra, Sensor Girl, Timber Wolf

Plus 5.667 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041003
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893041003

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #8
ISBN 978-1-4012-4391-3		2014On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #4
ISBN 978-1-77951-321-2		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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