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453April 1989
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Adventures of Superman #453

DC · April 1989 · on sale March 2, 1989

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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#453
Publication date
April 1989
Key date
April 1989
On-sale date
March 2, 1989
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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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Phantoms of the Past!cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwayClark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman, Quex-Ul, Zaora, General Zod
2Apparitionscomic story14script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanBrainiac, Jose Delgado, Kitty Faulkner, Milton Moses Fine, Professor Emil Hamilton, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lex Luthor, Matrix, Superman, Quex-Ul, Zaora, General Zod
4Batman’s Past Is Catching Up With Himpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, Bruce Wayne
7Hostile Takeover -- Part II: Insider Rumorscomic story8script: Roger Stern; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanMorgan Edge, Kitty Faulkner, Professor Emil Hamilton, Lex Luthor, Perry White
8A Retro-Future Gangster Epicpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Brett Ewins; inks: Brett EwinsVeto Skreemer
9DC Annuals 1989promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wozniak, George Pérez; inks: Malcolm Jones III, George Pérez
11The Janus Directivepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12-letters page2script: Mike Carlin

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

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098931140404

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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