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592September 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Action Comics #592

DC · September 1987 · on sale 1987-06-02

First appearance: SleezOrigin: Sleez2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#592
Publication date
September 1987
Key date
1987-09-00
On-sale date
1987-06-02
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 Sleez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Sleez.

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: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneBig Barda, Clark Kent, Sleez First, Superman
2...A Walk on the Darkside!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Keith Williams; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaBig Barda, Darkseid, Clark Kent, Sleez First, Superman
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve LightleBeast Boy, Arani Caulder, Dr. Niles Caulder, Celsius, The Chief, Joshua Clay, Steve Dayton, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, General Immortus, Garfield Logan, Mento, Negative Man, Negative Woman
10-letters page2letters: typeset
12Buy Three and Get One Free!!!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, Robin, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041009
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893041009

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #5
ISBN 1-4012-0948-3		2007On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #2
ISBN 978-1-77950-591-0		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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