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358April 1981
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Superman #358

DC · April 1981 · on sale 1981

First appearance: ShannaFirst appearance: AlecFirst appearance: Margaret Wilson2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#358
Publication date
April 1981
Key date
1981-04-00
On-sale date
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 Shanna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick GiordanoClark Kent, Clark Kent, Superman, Superman
1Father Nature's Folly!comic story17script: Cary Bates; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaAlec First, Clark Kent, Shanna First, Superman, Margaret Wilson First
3A Day in the Life of Bruce (Superman) Waynecomic story8script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Shelly LefermanClark Kent, Barbara Gordon, Commissioner James Gordon, Lew Moxon, Superman, Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne
4-letters page1script: Bob Rozakis

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893067504
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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Series context

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Sources

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