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593October 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Action Comics #593

DC · October 1987 · on sale 1987-07-07

First appearance: Firestorm2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#593
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
1987-10-00
On-sale date
1987-07-07
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 Firestorm - 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: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneBig Barda, Scott Free, Clark Kent, Mister Miracle, Superman
2The Suicide Snarecomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Keith Williams; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: CostanzaBig Barda, Thaddeus Brown, Darkseid, Scott Free, Granny Goodness, Himon, Clark Kent, Mister Miracle, Mister Miracle, Oberon, Sleez, Superman
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy
6Doc Savagepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Adam Kubert; inks: Andy KubertDoc Savage
9-letters page1.889letters: typeset
10The New Firestorm the Nuclear Manpromo (ad from the publisher)0.111letters: typesetFirestorm First, Ronnie Raymond
12Buy Three and Get One Free!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetClark Kent, Superman

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893041010
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893041010

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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