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27January 1989
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Superman #27

DC · January 1989 · on sale 1988-11-24

First appearance: The TickFirst appearance: LeonardoFirst appearance: Michelangelo1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-11-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Invasion Aftermath Extra!cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Dennis Janke; letters: Todd KleinGangbuster, The Guardian, Clark Kent
2Of Course, You Know, This Means War!comic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaAllie, Brainiac, Milton Moses Fine, Gangbuster, The Guardian, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, Perry White, Vril Dox
510 Reasons to Buy Suicide Squad in 1989!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl KeselThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Doctor Light, Lashina, Digger Harkness, Jewelee, Vanessa Kingsbury, Dr. Arthur Light, Mari McCabe, Punch, Rac Shade, Shade, the Changing Man, Shrike, Benjamin Turner
8Invasion-Aftermath!in-house column1letters: typeset
10-letters page2script: Renee Witterstaetter

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; barcode 07098930675201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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