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28December 1980
$0.50

DC Comics Presents #28

DC · December 1980

First appearance: Madame .44First appearance: Jeanne Walker2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series)
Issue
#28
Publication date
December 1980
Key date
1980-12-00
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Madame .44 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jeanne Walker - 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
0Warworld!cover1pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoKara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Mongul, Supergirl, Superman
2Warworld!comic story17script: Len Wein; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben OdaKara Zor-El, J'Onn J'Onzz, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Steve Lombard, Mongul, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl, Superman
9Whatever Happened to: Johnny Thunder?comic story8script: Mike Tiefenbacher; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: GasparMadame .44 First, John Tane, Johnny Thunder, Jeanne Walker First
11-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893121612
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents: The Superman Team-Ups #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-4048-6		2013On eBay ›
Superman vs. Mongul #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4256-5		2014On eBay ›
The DC Universe by Len Wein #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8787-0		2019On eBay ›
Superman's Greatest Team-Ups #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-486-9		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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