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424January 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Adventures of Superman #424

DC · January 1987 · on sale 1986-09-23

First appearance: Cat GrantFirst appearance: Professor Emil Hamilton2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#424
Publication date
January 1987
Key date
1987-01-00
On-sale date
1986-09-23
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 Cat Grant - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Emil Hamilton - 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
0The Adventures Begin!cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; letters: Alex JayClark Kent, Superman
2Man O' War!comic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaCat Grant First, Professor Emil Hamilton First, Inspector Henderson, Clark Kent, Ella Lane, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Sam Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
4At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comic by the Greatest Talents in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; inks: John Byrne, Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Superman
11Legends Crossoverpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Brozowski, Luke McDonnell, Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo, Bruce Patterson, Bob Smith
13What Has Matt Wagner Done to the Demon?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Art NicholsJason Blood, Etrigan the Demon
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve LightleCosmic Boy, Rokk Krinn
17Rarer Than Kryptonite!insert or dust jacket0pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneClark Kent, Superman

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893114001
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893114001

Where to read it

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ISBN 1-4012-0952-1		2006On eBay ›
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ISBN 1-4012-0005-2		2003On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-77950-491-3		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q95595638 (Cat Grant), first-appearance property (CC0)

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