normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Red Sophia - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: normalman Fortieth Anniversary Omnibus (Image, 2024 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: January 2024
Key date: 2024-01-03
On-sale date: 2024-01-03
Indicia publisher: Image Comics Inc.
Price: $49.99
Pages: 440
Barcode: 978153432608854999
ISBN: 1534326081

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Red Sophia - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	insert or dust jacket	0	pencils: Valentino; inks: Valentino; colors: Jimmie Robinson	Captain Everything, The Fat Fury, Clark Kent, Norm, normalman, Jimmy Olsen, Herbie Popnecker, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady, Superman
1	-	cover	2	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino
2	-	illustration	2	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
3	-	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)
4	-	credits, title page	3	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman
5	-	table of contents	2	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
6	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Dave Sim; inks: Dave Sim
7	Suddenly	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Dave Sim; inks: Dave Sim; colors: Dave Sim; letters: Dave Sim	Cerebus, Red Sophia First
8	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Dave Sim, Arn Saba, Bill Loebs, Jim Valentino, Bob Burden, Terry Beatty; inks: Dave Sim, Arn Saba, Bill Loebs, Jim Valentino, Bob Burden, Terry Beatty	Cerebus, Flaming Carrot, Norm, normalman, Ms. Tree, Wolverine MacAlistaire
9	Something Like An Origin	comic story	4	script: Valentino; pencils: Valentino; inks: Valentino; letters: Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman
10	The Man Called... normalman	comic story	4	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Todd Tochioka; letters: Todd Tochioka	3-D Man, Angel, Captain 3-D, Captain Everything, Cyclops, Kara Zor-El, The Fat Fury, Clark Kent, Marvelman, Michael Moran, Norm, normalman, Herbie Popnecker, Scott Summers
11	Let's Get normal, Man!	comic story	4	script: Valentino; pencils: Valentino; inks: Valentino; letters: Valentino	Norm, normalman
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman
13	Let's Get Normal	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman
14	The Panties n' Capes Syndrome	comic story	22	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Cerebus, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Wolverine MacAlistaire
15	The Excruciatingly Average normalman	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Jim Valentino, Diane Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman
16	Captain Everything in Space	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Jim Valentino, Diane Valentino	Captain Everything
17	...And One Shall Slay Him!	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Jim Valentino, Diane Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
18	Two-Fisted SuspenStories from the Haunt at the Vault in the Crypt of normalman	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
19	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman
20	The Crypt of Normalman	comic story	22	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Todd Tochioka	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
21	Crisis on Earth-Twinkey	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
22	Deni Sim presents... normalman	comic story	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
23	Crisis on Earth -Twinkey	comic story	22	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Todd Tochioka	Captain Everything, Cuter, Cutey Bunny, E-Man, Fred Hembeck, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Skywiseguy, Sophisticated Lady, Alec Tronn, Kelly O'Hare
24	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: William Messner-Loebs, Jim Valentino; inks: William Messner-Loebs, Jim Valentino; colors: William Messner-Loebs	Norm, normalman, Wolverine MacAlistaire
25	-	illustration	1	pencils: William Messner-Loebs; inks: William Messner-Loebs; colors: William Messner-Loebs	Norm, normalman, Wolverine MacAlistaire
26	Chapter Fifteen: normaltimes	comic story	24	script: William Messner-Loebs; pencils: William Messner-Loebs; inks: William Messner-Loebs; letters: Jim Osten; editing: Nadine Messner-Loebs	Norm, normalman, Wolverine MacAlistaire
27	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
28	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Don Thompson, R. A. Jones, Jerry Siegel, Steve Lafler, Dan Vado; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman
29	Crisis?- What Crisis?!	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Todd Tochioka	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
30	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
31	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
32	normalman, p.i.	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Doctor Strange, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady, Stephen Strange
33	Who Killed Sgt. Fluffy This Time?	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	normalman; Sophisticated Lady; Sgt. Fluffy
34	-	illustration	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything
35	Who Killed Sgt Fluffy This Time?	comic story	24	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Wolverine MacAlistaire, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
36	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
37	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Brett Evans
38	Misery in Space	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Wolverine MacAlistaire, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
39	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
40	Captain Everything Goes to the Collector's Con	comic story	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
41	normalman has Gaul	comic story	21	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Todd Tochioka; letters: Todd Tochioka	Bat-Mite, Captain Everything, Irving Forbush, Forbush-Man, Megaton Man, Norm, normalman, Trent Phloog, Peter Porker, Sophisticated Lady, Spider-Ham
42	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
43	normalman for President	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino, Dave Sim; pencils: Jim Valentino, Dave Sim; inks: Jim Valentino, Dave Sim; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino, Dave Sim	Captain Everything, Cerebus, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
44	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Norm, normalman
45	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy
46	The Prez's Old Clothes	comic story	22	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Todd Tochioka; letters: Todd Tochioka	Barry Allen, Ant-Man, The Atom, Captain Marvel, Eros, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Iron Man, Clark Kent, Scott Lang, Pietro Maximoff
47	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
48	-	illustration	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: Jim Valentino	Nasty-Girl
49	Love Stinks	comic story	20	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
50	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Todd Tochioka	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sophisticated Lady
51	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	2	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Diane Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino
52	Captain Everything	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Murphy Anderson	Captain Everything
53	There's No Place Like Home	comic story	28	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Todd Tochioka; letters: Todd Tochioka	Barry Allen, Bouncing Boy, Captain Everything, Cerebus, The Fat Fury, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Giant-Man, Hyperion, J'Onn J'Onzz, Clark Kent, Kid Flash, Martian Manhunter
54	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Captain Everything
55	-	comic story	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Gloria Vasquez	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman
56	normalman Goes Hollywood	comic story	9	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Diane Valentino	Captain Everything, Norm, normalman, Sgt. Fluffy, Sophisticated Lady
57	-	illustration	1	pencils: Don Simpson, Jim Valentino; inks: Don Simpson, Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Megaton Man, Trent Phloog
58	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder, Scott McCloud, Mike Allred; inks: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder, Scott McCloud, Mike Allred; colors: Gloria Vasquez, Rob Schwager	Batman, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, Jeff Byrd, Captain Everything, Cerebus, Johnny Dynamite, Frank Einstein, Flaming Carrot, Madman, Megaton Man, Norm, normalman, Omaha the Cat Dancer
59	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
60	Lest No Bridge Be Unburned	comic story	23	script: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder; pencils: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder, Brad W. Foster, Mike Allred; inks: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder, Brad W. Foster, Mike Allred; colors: Larry Marder, Gloria Vasquez, Rob Schwager; letters: Jim Valentino, Don Simpson, Bob Burden, Larry Marder	Atomic Mouse, Bat-Mite, Batman, Billy Batson, Mary Batson, Phoney Bone, Smiley Bone, Jeff Byrd, Captain America, Captain Everything, Captain Marvel, Cerebus, Charlie-27, Concrete
61	-	illustration	1	pencils: Don Simpson, Jim Valentino; inks: Don Simpson	Captain Everything, Megaton Man, Trent Phloog
62	-	illustration	1	pencils: Don Simpson, Jim Valentino; inks: Don Simpson, Jim Valentino	Captain Everything, Megaton Man, Trent Phloog
63	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
64	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
65	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; editing: Kristen Simon
66	Captain Everything -- Super-Star	comic story	19	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; editing: Kristen Simon
67	-	character profile	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
68	-	comic story	0.25	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Don Simpson
69	normalman - The Novel	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
70	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; colors: Eric Stephenson	Captain Everything, E-Man, Clark Kent, Megaton Man, Norm, normalman, Trent Phloog, Sgt. Fluffy, ShadowHawk, Sophisticated Lady, Superman, Alec Tronn
71	Watch for the first normalman the comic!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino
72	A-V Vengers	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino, Dave Sim, William Messner-Loebs, Arn Saba; inks: Jim Valentino, Dave Sim, William Messner-Loebs, Arn Saba; colors: Tom Orzechowski
73	1984 San Diego Comic Con	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
74	-	illustration	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino
75	The San Jose Americon	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
76	Creation	illustration	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino
77	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
78	Amazing Heroes #92	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
79	-	text article	2	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino
80	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino
82	-	comic story	1	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman
83	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Norm, normalman
84	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino; letters: Jim Valentino
85	-	illustration	1	pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph)
86	-	illustration	2	pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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