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434November 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Adventures of Superman #434

DC · November 1987 · on sale July 28, 1987

First appearance (cover): GangbusterFirst appearance: Bizarro-Luthor2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#434
Publication date
November 1987
Key date
November 1987
On-sale date
July 28, 1987
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 (cover) of Gangbuster - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Bizarro-Luthor - 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: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayJose Delgado, Gangbuster First, Clark Kent, Superman
2[Gangwar: Part Three]: Shamblescomic story22script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Joe Rubinstein, José Marzán Jr.; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzmanAllie, Bizarro-Luthor First, Ron Chin, Jose Delgado, Gangbuster First, Cat Grant, Inspector Henderson, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Evelyn Randall, Superman, Whit
5The Rest of the Storypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Walter SimonsonJor-El, Lara, Van-L, Vara
8Where the Sidewalk Ends... Their Story Beginspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón
9-letters page2letters: typeset
10Warning!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
112 Free Months of DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Koriand'r, Starfire, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wally West

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893114011
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893114011

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #5
ISBN 1-4012-0948-3		2007On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #2
ISBN 978-1-77950-591-0		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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