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130July 1959
$0.10

Superman #130

DC · July 1959 · on sale 1959-05-07

First appearance: Kara Zor-ElFirst appearance: Supergirl
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#130
Publication date
July 1959
Key date
1959-07-00
On-sale date
1959-05-07
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kara Zor-El - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Supergirl - 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
0The Town That Hated Superman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
1Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBuzzy Brown
2The Curse of Kryptonite!comic story6.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Krypto, Superboy, Supergirl First, Superman, Kara Zor-El First
4-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
5The Super-Servant of Crimecomic story6.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John GiuntaClark Kent, Superman, Perry White
7Your Passport to Strange Journeys...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Ely, Gil Kane; inks: Bill Ely, Gil Kane; letters: Ira Schnapp
8-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Wayne Boring
9-activity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
11The Town That Hated Superman!comic story10.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Superman
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
14Coming Super-Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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ISBN 1-4012-0767-7		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q135270055 (Kara Zor-El), first-appearance property (CC0)

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