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19July 1988
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Superman #19

DC · July 1988 · on sale 1988-03-22

First appearance: FloroFirst appearance: Thaddeus KillgraveFirst appearance: Psi-Phon3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
July 1988
Key date
1988-07-00
On-sale date
1988-03-22
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 Floro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Dreadnaught - 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
0Power Failurecover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Thaddeus Killgrave First, Superman
2The Power That Failed!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Beatty; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: John CostanzaDreadnaught First, Cat Grant, Gretchen Kelley, Clark Kent, Thaddeus Killgrave First, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Matrix, Jimmy Olsen, Sarah Olsen, Psi-Phon First, Maggie Sawyer, Supergirl, Superman
4Annual 88promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Bair, Arthur Adams; inks: Michael Bair, Arthur Adams
6Batman: The Cultpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie WrightsonBatman, Bruce Wayne
9Action Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
10DC Does It Again!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetThe Atom, Ray Palmer
11Who's W̶h̶o̶ Great in '88?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty TempletonNathaniel Adam, Batman, Valerie Beaudry, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Michael Jon Carter, Betty Clawman, The Crimson Avenger, Gregorio de la Vega, Extraño, Floro First, Scott Free, Guy Gardner
12-letters page2script: Renee Witterstaetter
13Great DC Deals!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetThe Atom, Aviax, Dartalon, Elvar, Ray Palmer, Psyche, Quantum Queen, Re-Animage

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Third Printingprice 0.75 USD
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067507
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893067507

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: They Saved Luthor's Brain! #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-601-X		2000On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #9
ISBN 978-1-4012-6637-0		2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #4
ISBN 978-1-77951-321-2		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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