Adventure Comics #2 / 505 for Sale - First Appearance of Lori Luthor - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series)
Issue: #2 / 505
Publication date: November 2009
Key date: 2009-11-00
On-sale date: 2009-09-10
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Pages: 44
Barcode: 76194128102500211

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lori Luthor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Storm Boy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Myke Chypurz - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Astrild Storm-Daughter - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Francis Manapul, Clayton Henry; inks: Francis Manapul, Clayton Henry; colors: Brian Buccellato, Brian Reber	Conner Kent, Krypto, Lightning Lad, Garth Ranzz, Cassie Sandsmark, Superboy, Wonder Girl
1	The Boy of Steel, Part Two	comic story	20	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Francis Manapul; inks: Francis Manapul; colors: Brian Buccellato; letters: Steve Wands	Jan Arrah, Brainiac, Vril Dox, Element Lad, Clark Kent, Conner Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Krypto, Lex Luthor, Lori Luthor First, Cassie Sandsmark, Superboy, Superman
2	Long Live the Legion, Part Two	comic story	10	script: Geoff Johns, Michael Shoemaker; pencils: Clayton Henry; inks: Clayton Henry; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Sal Cipriano	Gim Allon, Imra Ardeen, Drake Burroughs, Myke Chypurz First, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Rokk Krinn, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lord, Garth Ranzz, Mekt Ranzz, Saturn Girl, Storm Boy First
3	A Preview of R.E.B.E.L.S. Annual #1: Starro the Conqueror!	preview (from the publisher)	6	script: Tony Bedard; pencils: Kalman Andrasofszky, Karl Moline; inks: Kalman Andrasofszky, Mark Pennington; colors: José Villarrubia; letters: Travis Lanham; editing: Brian Cunningham, Rex Ogle	Starro, Astrild Storm-Daughter First
4	-	in-house column	1	script: DD

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
505 Cover	barcode 76194128102500221
Newsstand	price 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD; barcode 07098932425102

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Superboy: The Boy of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2772-2	2010	On eBay ›
DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2	2012	On eBay ›
Superboy: The Boy of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2773-9	2011	On eBay ›
Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-315-2	2020	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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

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