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451February 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Adventures of Superman #451

DC · February 1989 · on sale 1989-01-05

First appearance: Lady Blackhawk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#451
Publication date
February 1989
Key date
1989-02-00
On-sale date
1989-01-05
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 Lady Blackhawk - 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
0Where is Superman?cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Superman
2Dangerous Groundcomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanBrainiac, Jose Delgado, Morgan Edge, Milton Moses Fine, Professor Emil Hamilton, Sydney Happersen, Inspector Henderson, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lex Luthor, Matrix, Amanda Marie McCoy, Toby Raynes
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Luke McDonnellThe Phantom, Kit Walker
810 Reason to Buy Suicide Squad in 1989!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl KeselThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Doctor Light, Lashina, Digger Harkness, Jewelee, Vanessa Kingsbury, Dr. Arthur Light, Mari McCabe, Punch, Rac Shade, Shade, the Changing Man, Shrike, Benjamin Turner
9Blackhawk Flies Again!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Rick BurchettBlackhawk, Andre Blanc-Dumont, Olaf Friedriksen, Ritter Hendricksen, Lady Blackhawk First, Janos Prohaska, Natalie Reed, Carlo "Chuck" Siriani
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetHelena Bertinelli, The Huntress
12-letters page1script: Renee Witterstaetter
13The Power is Back on...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Graham Nolan; inks: Keith WilsonThe Atom, Ray Palmer
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetLightray, Metron, Orion, Solis

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098931140402

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Exile #[nn]
ISBN 1563894386		1998On eBay ›
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7823-6		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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