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3March 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Superman #3

DC · March 1987 · on sale 1986-11-18

First appearance: Amazing Grace2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
1987-03-00
On-sale date
1986-11-18
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 Amazing Grace - 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
0O, Deadly Darkseid!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDarkseid, Clark Kent, Superman
2Legends from the Darksidecomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaAmazing Grace First, Beautiful Dreamer, Big Barda, Big Bear, Darkseid, Desaad, Scott Free, Glorious Godfrey, Glorious Godfrey, Granny Goodness, Highfather, Iluthin, Kanto, Clark Kent
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat BroderickNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom
7The Doomsday Bookpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Alan DavisBatman, Slam Bradley, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Sherlock Holmes, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
8Batman's Back!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim AparoBlack Lightning, Emily Briggs, Geo-Force, Halo, Violet Harper / Gabrielle Doe, Katana, Looker, Brion Markov, Rex Mason, Metamorpho, Jefferson Pierce, Tatsu Yamashiro
9Come Join the DC Universe!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); letters: typesetAmbush Bug, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Koriand'r, Martian Manhunter, Irwin Schwab, Starfire, Superman
10-letters page2script: Andy Helfer

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067503
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893067503

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #2
ISBN 1-4012-0005-2		2003On eBay ›
Superman vs. Darkseid #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5543-5		2015On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #1
ISBN 978-1-77950-491-3		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q106500545 (Amazing Grace), first-appearance property (CC0)

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