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1September 1981
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Krypton Chronicles #1

DC · September 1981 · on sale 1981-05-12

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Identification plate

Series
Krypton Chronicles (DC, 1981 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1981
Key date
1981-09-00
On-sale date
1981-05-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Krypton Chroniclescover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1The Search for Superman's Roots!comic story25script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Frank Chiaramonte; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Ben OdaSuperman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Morgan Edge; Perry White; Zor-El; Alura Zor-El; Van-Zee; Drygur Moliom; Brenn-Bir; Vas-Quor; Kyl-Ibo; Shyla Kor-Onn; Black Flame [Zora Vi-Lar] (villain); Gam-El (in flashback); Marg-Rom (in flashback); Pym-El (in flashback); Kly-Anth (in flashback); Ta
3A Krypton Glossarytext article1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893117009
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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