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797January 2003
$2.25; 3.75 CAD

Action Comics #797

DC · January 2003 · on sale 2002-11-27

First appearance: Dr. Claire Foster1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#797
Publication date
January 2003
Key date
2003-01-00
On-sale date
2002-11-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
76194120001979711
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dr. Claire Foster - 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
0Death to Zod!cover1pencils: Pascual Ferry; inks: Pascual Ferry; colors: Tanya Horie, Richard HorieClark Kent, Superman
1Superegocomic story22script: Joe Kelly; pencils: Renato Arlem; inks: Duncan Rouleau, Kevin Conrad, Richard Bonk; colors: Moose Baumann; letters: ComicraftDr. Claire Foster First, J'Onn J'Onzz, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lois Lane, Martian Manhunter, Matrix, Supergirl, Superman
2HEROpreview (from the publisher)8script: Will Pfeifer; pencils: KanoHero

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230410301

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Series context

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Sources

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