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446November 1988
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Adventures of Superman #446

DC · November 1988 · on sale July 28, 1988

First appearance: Gangbuster1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#446
Publication date
November 1988
Key date
November 1988
On-sale date
July 28, 1988
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gangbuster - 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
0Gangbuster's Back!cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayGangbuster First, Clark Kent, Superman
2First Stepscomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Albert De GuzmanAllie, Jose Delgado, Morgan Edge, Gangbuster First, Sydney Happersen, Clark Kent, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Steve Lombard, Lex Luthor, Matrix, Jimmy Olsen
6Titans Together!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezChangeling, Danny Chase, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Jericho, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Nightwing, Raven, Starfire, Victor Stone, Donna Troy, Joseph Wilson, Wonder Girl
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
8-letters page2script: Renee Witterstaetter
9Someone Will Die Because the Joker Wants Revenge.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim AparoBatman, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; barcode 07098931140411

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7823-6		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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