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44May 1981
$0.50

Super Friends #44

DC · May 1981

First appearance: Beatriz da CostaFirst appearance: Green Fury2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Super Friends (DC, 1976 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
May 1981
Key date
May 1981
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Beatriz da Costa - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Green Fury - 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
0-cover1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Bob Smith; letters: Todd Klein
1Peril of the Forgotten Identities!comic story16.67script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaBeatriz da Costa First, Green Fury First
3Current Super-Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
4The Death-Cry of the Banshee!comic story8script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: John Costanza
5-letters page0.75script: Bob Rozakis
6-statement of ownership0.25letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893066805
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Super Friends: Saturday Morning Comics #2
ISBN 978-1-77950-592-7		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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