Publishers / DC / Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) / #2
2[August] 1990
$2.00; 2.50 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Adventures of Superman Annual #2

DC · [August] 1990 · on sale 1990-07-05

First appearance: TelepathFirst appearance: Qi'Qi'1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventures of Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[August] 1990
Key date
1990-08-00
On-sale date
1990-07-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.00; 2.50 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Telepath - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Qi'Qi' - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Adventures of Superman ...and the Son of Brainiac!cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: John ByrneVril Dox II, Lar Gand, Clark Kent, Superman
2Quest for Vengeancecomic story54script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Bob McLeod, Curt Swan, Kerry Gammill; inks: Bob McLeod, John Byrne, Dick Giordano; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill OakleyBrainiac, Vril Dox II, Dubbilex, Milton Moses Fine, Lar Gand, The Guardian, Clark Kent, Lady Quark, Lois Lane, Lobo, Lyrissa Mallor, Jimmy Olsen, Phase, Qi'Qi' First
11Sun Fun & Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12The Polybag Premierepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD; barcode 07098931700005

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Series context

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Sources

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