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437February 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Adventures of Superman #437

DC · February 1988 · on sale October 27, 1987

First appearance: CombattorDeath of Combattor2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#437
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
February 1988
On-sale date
October 27, 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 of Combattor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Combattor, Henry Chin.

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
0Millennium Week 7cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; letters: Todd KleinClark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman, Celia Windward, Henry Chin, Combattor First
2Point of Viewcomic story22script: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: John Beatty; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert De GuzmanCynthia, Jose Delgado, Gangbuster, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, Celia Windward, Henry Chin Death, Combattor First
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López
8Great New Gifts for the Holiday Seasonpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.333
11Space... the Final Frontierpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12-letters page1.833script: Mike Carlin
13The New Firestorm the Nuclear Manpromo (ad from the publisher)0.167letters: typesetFirestorm

Plus 7.667 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893114002
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893114002

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-3820-9		2013On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #3
ISBN 978-1-77950-966-6		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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