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657September 1990
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Action Comics #657

DC · September 1990 · on sale 1990-08-09

First appearance: Davood NassurFirst appearance: Sinbad1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#657
Publication date
September 1990
Key date
1990-09-00
On-sale date
1990-08-09
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 Davood Nassur - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sinbad - 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
0-cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Brett BreedingClark Kent, Superman
2There Is a Happy Land... Far, Far Awaycomic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill OakleyMorgan Edge, Inspector Henderson, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Bruno Mannheim, Winslow Schott, Superman, The Toyman
11-letters page2script: Michael Eury; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Bob McLeodClark Kent, Davood Nassur First, Sinbad First, Superman

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 07098930410909

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Series context

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Sources

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