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10October 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Superman #10

DC · October 1987 · on sale 1987-06-16

First appearance: Jim Sawyer2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
1987-10-00
On-sale date
1987-06-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jim Sawyer - 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: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Todd KleinClark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
2The Super Menace of Metropolis!comic story21script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza, Duncan Andrews, Agustin Más, Steven Haynie, Duncan Andrews, Jean SimekAllie, Kitty Faulkner, Adam Grant, Cat Grant, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Rampage, Maggie Sawyer, Jim Sawyer First, Dan Turpin, Perry White
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Esteban Maroto; inks: Esteban Maroto
6Doc Savagepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Adam Kubert; inks: Andy KubertDoc Savage
9-letters page2.5letters: typeset
10-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5James T. Kirk
12Buy Three and Get One Free!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetClark Kent, Superman

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067510
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893067510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #5
ISBN 1-4012-0948-3		2007On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #2
ISBN 978-1-77950-591-0		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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