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Publishers / DC / Superman (1939) / #397
397July 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Superman #397

DC · July 1984 · on sale March 20, 1984

2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#397
Publication date
July 1984
Key date
July 1984
On-sale date
March 20, 1984
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Born-Again Kryptonite Mancover1pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: Eduardo Barreto; colors: Anthony TollinSuperman
1The Born-Again Kryptonite Man!comic story23script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: Eduardo Barreto; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaSuperman; Josh Coyle; Lana Lang; Kryptonite Man (villain)
2-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López
3"Continued Next Column" Columnin-house column1script: Dick Giordano, Alan Gold, Pat Bastienne, Sal Amendola

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067507
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893067507

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Series context

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