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656August 1990
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Action Comics #656

DC · August 1990 · on sale 1990-07-12

First appearance: Sam Bradley Jr.1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#656
Publication date
August 1990
Key date
1990-08-00
On-sale date
1990-07-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sam Bradley Jr. - 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
0Soul Search - Chapter One: Going to Blazes!cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Brett Breeding; letters: Todd KleinThe Black Racer, Clark Kent, Superman
2Soul Search, Part One of Three: Going to Blaze'scomic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Bob McLeod; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill OakleyThe Black Racer, Blaze, Sam Bradley Jr. First, Jose Delgado, Gangbuster, Gretchen Kelley, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Alice White, Jerry White, Perry White
10-letters page1.667script: Michael Eury
11Worlds Apart • Worlds Collide • Worlds at Warpromo (ad from the publisher)0.333pencils: Steve Rude; inks: Karl KeselBatman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930410908

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Series context

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Sources

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