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258November 1972
$0.20

Superman #258

DC · November 1972 · on sale 1972-09-14

First appearance: Josh CoyleOrigin: The Galactic Golem
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#258
Publication date
November 1972
Key date
1972-11-00
On-sale date
1972-09-14
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: The Galactic Golem.

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
0Fury of the Energy Eater!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyThe Galactic Golem, Clark Kent, Superman
1Fury of the Energy-Eater!comic story16script: Len Wein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ben OdaJosh Coyle First, The Galactic Golem Origin, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman
2Who is Mr. X?comic story7.5script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Dick Giordano, Mike Esposito; letters: Shelly LefermanClark Kent
3-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell

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Series context

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Sources

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