Publishers / DC / The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982) / #2
2December 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #2

DC · December 1982 · on sale 1982-08-24

First appearance: Decay2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1982
Key date
1982-12-00
On-sale date
1982-08-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Decay - 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
0Crisis Over Chicago!cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick GiordanoKara Zor-El, Gayle Marsh, Psi, Supergirl, Lois Lane
1Crisis over Chicago!comic story15script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Ziuko; letters: Ben OdaKara Zor-El, Gayle Marsh, Psi, Supergirl, Decay First, Daniel Pendergast
2The Daring New Readers of Supergirlletters page1pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak
3The Bogie-Man Will Getcha!comic story8script: Tamsyn O'Flynn; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Phil Felix, Todd KleinLois Lane, Perry White

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893121212
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893121212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6346-1		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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