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454May 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Adventures of Superman #454

DC · May 1989 · on sale March 30, 1989

First appearance: Draaga1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#454
Publication date
May 1989
Key date
May 1989
On-sale date
March 30, 1989
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Draaga - 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 OrdwayClark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman
2Wayfarercomic story14script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanBibbo Bibbowski, Draaga First, Morgan Edge, Adam Grant, Cat Grant, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Matrix, Amanda Marie McCoy, Mongul, Maggie Sawyer, Superman, Dan Turpin
7DC Annuals 1989promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: George Pratt, Steve Lightle; inks: George Pratt, Steve Lightle
8Hostile Takeover, Part IV: Looking for a White Knightcomic story8script: Roger Stern; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzmanMorgan Edge, Lex Luthor
10Balance of Powerpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Karl KeselDove, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Al VeyAquaman, Arthur Curry, Mera
12DCpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetDream
13-letters page2script: Mike Carlin

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098931140405

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Exile #[nn]
ISBN 1563894386		1998On eBay ›
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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