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470September 1990
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Adventures of Superman #470

DC · September 1990 · on sale 1990-08-02

First appearance: Doctor FateDeath of Jerry White1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#470
Publication date
September 1990
Key date
1990-09-00
On-sale date
1990-08-02
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 Doctor Fate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Jerry White.

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
0Soul Search - Chapter Three: White Hot Death!cover1pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Todd KleinClark Kent, Superman, Jerry White
2Soul Search, Part Three of Three: ...Like a Woman Scorned!comic story22script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert De GuzmanThe Black Racer, Blaze, Jose Delgado, Doctor Fate First, Gangbuster, Professor Emil Hamilton, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Raven, Pete Ross, Superman
11-letters page2script: Michael Eury

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 07098931140409

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Series context

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