Publishers / DC / Superman (1987) / #45
45July 1990
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Superman #45

DC · July 1990 · on sale 1990-05-24

First appearance: Blaze1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
July 1990
Key date
1990-07-00
On-sale date
1990-05-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
44
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blaze - 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: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Superman
2Native Sonscomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Sarah Olsen, Pete Ross, Superman, Jerry White
10-letters page2script: Michael Eury; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Kerry Gammill; inks: Brett BreedingHank Henshaw, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
11Jimmy Olsen's Diary!comic story7script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry Ordway; letters: Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Sarah Olsen, Superman
14Superman's Mad as Hell!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding, Jerry OrdwayThe Black Racer, Blaze First, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Jerry White

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930675207

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Series context

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Sources

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