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645September 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Action Comics #645

DC · September 1989 · on sale 1989-08-10

First appearance: Maxima1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#645
Publication date
September 1989
Key date
1989-09-00
On-sale date
1989-08-10
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maxima - 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
0Whatever Maxima Wants -- Maxima Gets!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezClark Kent, Lois Lane, Maxima First, Superman
2My Lady Maximacomic story22script: Roger Stern, George Pérez; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill OakleyFrank Berkowitz, Bizarro-Lois, Jose Delgado, Professor Emil Hamilton, Clark Kent, Lana Lang, Maxima First, Jimmy Olsen, Will Payton, Maggie Sawyer, Starman, Superman, Dan Turpin, Perry White
11-letters page1.85script: Mike Carlin
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.15letters: typesetBatman, Bruce Wayne

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930410909

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7823-6		2018On eBay ›
Adventures of Superman: George Pérez #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-012-0		2020On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q4386306 (Maxima), first-appearance property (CC0)

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