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479September-October 1978
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Detective Comics #479

DC · September-October 1978 · on sale 1978-06-27

First appearance: ClayfaceFirst appearance: Preston PayneFirst appearance: Silver St. CloudOrigin: Anton Lamont
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Identification plate

Series
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#479
Publication date
September-October 1978
Key date
1978-09-00
On-sale date
1978-06-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
44
Barcode
0709893046510
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Preston Payne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Silver St. Cloud - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Fadeaway Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Anton Lamont - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Anton Lamont, The Fadeaway Man.

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
0-cover1pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana WoodBatman, Clayface First, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Preston Payne First, Bruce Wayne
1If a Man Be Made of Clay...!comic story17script: Len Wein; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Ben OdaBatman, Clayface First, Commissioner James Gordon, Preston Payne First, Silver St. Cloud First, Bruce Wayne
2Onward and Upwardin-house column1script: Jenette Kahn
3-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis
4True Heroes Never Die...!comic story8script: Len Wein; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: John Celardo; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Clem RobinsThe Fadeaway Man First, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Anton Lamont First, Shayera Thal, Mavis Trent
5Volume 78 Issue 26 - Week of June 26, 1978in-house column1editing: Bob Rozakis

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Series context

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Sources

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