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518November 2010
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Adventure Comics #518

DC · November 2010 · on sale 2010-09-09

First appearance: Beren Kah1 variantStoryline: Nucleus
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series)
Issue
#518
Publication date
November 2010
Key date
2010-11-00
On-sale date
2010-09-09
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99; 3.99 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
76194128102551811

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Beren Kah - 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
0The Burden of Destiny...cover1pencils: Scott Clark, Mahmud Asrar; inks: David Beaty, John Dell; colors: Hi-Fi, Pete PantazisThe Atom, Doomsday, Clark Kent, Ray Palmer, Superboy
1Whispers of Doomcomic story20script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Kevin Sharpe; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Blond; letters: Sal CiprianoImra Ardeen, Bizarro, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Cyborg Superman, Doomsday, Querl Dox, Hank Henshaw, Beren Kah First, Clark Kent, Rokk Krinn, Lightning Lad, Lex Luthor, Mongul
2Nucleus, Part 3: We Are All Atomscomic story10script: Jeff Lemire; pencils: Mahmud Asrar; inks: John Dell; colors: Pete Pantazis; letters: Sal CiprianoThe Atom, Barbara Gordon, Alphaeus Hyatt, Oracle, Ray Palmer
3-in-house column1script: Janelle Siegel

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232425518

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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