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553December 1997
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Adventures of Superman #553

DC · December 1997 · on sale October 22, 1997

First appearance (cover): ScornFirst appearance (cover): Ceritak1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#553
Publication date
December 1997
Key date
December 1997
On-sale date
October 22, 1997
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120003355311
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Scorn - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Ceritak - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Patrick MartinCeritak First, Scorn First
1Energy Crisis!comic story22script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore, Digital Chameleon; letters: Albert De GuzmanSuperman; Millennium Guard [Hunab; Dagda; Amun]; Scorn; Jimmy Olsen; Ashbury; Misa; Lucy Lane; Guardian; Lois Lane
2-letters page2script: Mike McAvennie

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098931140412

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Series context

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Sources

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