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465April 1990
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Adventures of Superman #465

DC · April 1990 · on sale March 1, 1990

First appearance: Hank Henshaw1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#465
Publication date
April 1990
Key date
April 1990
On-sale date
March 1, 1990
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 Hank Henshaw - 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 Day of the Krypton Man, Part V: Death Rite!cover1pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; letters: Todd KleinDraaga, Clark Kent, Superman
2[The Day of the Krypton Man, Part V] The Last Son of Kryptoncomic story22script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanJose Delgado, Draaga, The Eradicator, Gangbuster, Cat Grant, Professor Emil Hamilton, Hank Henshaw First, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Superman, Perry White
12-letters page2script: Michael Eury

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098931140404

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Eradication! (The Origin of the Eradicator) #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-193-X		1996On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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