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1September 1996
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Supergirl #1

DC · September 1996 · on sale 1996-07-10

First appearance: Sylvia DanversFirst appearance: Mattie HarcourtFirst appearance: Buzz3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Supergirl (DC, 1996 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1996
Key date
1996-09-00
On-sale date
1996-07-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120783400111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Cutter Sharp - 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: Gary Frank; inks: Cam Smith; colors: Patrick MartinSupergirl
1Body & Soulcomic story22script: Peter David; pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Cam Smith; colors: Gene D'Angelo, Digital Chameleon; letters: Pat PrenticeBuzz First, Fred Danvers, Sylvia Danvers First, Mattie Harcourt First, Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, Cutter Sharp First, Supergirl
2-letters page2script: Chris Duffy

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingbarcode 76194120783400112
Third Printingbarcode 76194120783400113
Newsstandbarcode 07098930912809

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Challengers of the Unknown #31997On eBay ›
Supergirl #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-410-6		1998On eBay ›
Supergirl #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6092-7		2016On eBay ›
DC Finest: Supergirl: Body & Soul #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79951-026-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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