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1[September] 1987
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Adventures of Superman Annual #1

DC · [September] 1987 · on sale 1987-05-12

First appearance: Hfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[September] 1987
Key date
1987-09-00
On-sale date
1987-05-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer - 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
0Hell Below!cover1pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Jim StarlinClark Kent, Superman
2The Unioncomic story38script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Steve Montano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaHfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer First, Clark Kent, Ronald Reagan, Sarge Steel, Superman
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve LightleBeast Boy, Arani Caulder, Dr. Niles Caulder, Celsius, The Chief, Joshua Clay, Steve Dayton, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, General Immortus, Garfield Logan, Mento, Negative Man, Negative Woman
10Everybody Talks About Terrorism... He Does Something About It!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Terry Beatty; inks: Dick GiordanoJack Wheeler, Wild Dog
11Yesterday He Lived in Film Fantasties... Today He Lives Them!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Klaus Janson
13Buy Three and Get One Free!!!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893170075
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893170075

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-1679-5		2008On 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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