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539January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Action Comics #539

DC · January 1983 · on sale 1982-10-05

First appearance: V'lana2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#539
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-10-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of V'lana - 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: Keith Giffen; inks: Dick GiordanoSuperman, Clark Kent
1Past Imperfect!comic story16script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, The Atom, The Flash, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, Ray Palmer, Lord Satanis, Superman, Syrene, Perry White, Clark Kent, Lois Lane
2-letters page2script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Luis García-López
3Help! I'm a Prisoner in My Own Body!comic story7script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Phil FelixMera, V'lana First, Aquaman, Arthur Curry

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 709893041001
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 709893041001

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3674-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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