Publishers / DC / The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982) / #3
3January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #3

DC · January 1983 · on sale 1982-09-28

First appearance: Lester Adams2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-09-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lester Adams - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Decaycover1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Klaus JansonKara Zor-El, Lois Lane, Supergirl, Decay, Daniel Pendergast
1Decay Day!comic story15script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Ben OdaKara Zor-El, Supergirl, Lester Adams First, Decay, Gayle Marsh, Daniel Pendergast, Psi
2The Daring New Readers of Supergirlletters page1.8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Rich Buckler, Howard Bender; inks: Dick Giordano, Howard Bender
3-in-house column0.2letters: typeset
4Missy is Missing!comic story8script: Tamsyn O'Flynn; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Adam KubertLois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Inspector Henderson

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893121201
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893121201

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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