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26May 1938
$0.10

New Adventure Comics #26

DC · May 1938 · on sale 1938

First appearance: Clark KentFirst appearance: Superman
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Identification plate

Series
New Adventure Comics (DC, 1937 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
May 1938
Key date
1938-05-00
On-sale date
1938
Indicia publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Superman - 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
0-cover1pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselIndian (fighting eagle)
1Brand New!promo (ad from the publisher)0.75pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterClark Kent First, Superman First
2-credits, title page0.25letters: typeset
3The Train Robbery, Part 25comic story3script: H. Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. Fleming
4-comic story4script: Jerome Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe ShusterSteve Carson, Sandy Kean, Larry Trent
5Pearl of the Bleeding Heart, Part 10comic story4script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyNadir; The Captain (death); Sammy (introduction); the Renegade (introduction)
6The Pirate Ship, Part 1comic story5script: Bill Finger; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneRusty; Specs; Tubby; Chen Fu (villain)
7-cartoon1script: Moldoff; pencils: Moldoff; inks: MoldoffDon Budge; Carl Hubbell; Pedro Montanez; Jack Dempsey
8-comic story2script: R. A. Burley; pencils: R. A. Burley; inks: R. A. BurleyDon Coyote
9Smoke-Eater's Desserttext story2script: Jack Anthony
10-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: AlgerGoofo
11-activity1script: Walter Wellman; pencils: Walter Wellman; inks: Walter Wellman
12The Red Hatchet, Part 4comic story2script: Will Ely; pencils: Will Ely; inks: Will ElyCaptain Don Brewster; Ali; Dale Daring; Mr. Daring; Wing Fu (villain)
13Captain Desmo Flies Again!comic story6script: Win; pencils: Win; inks: WinCaptain Desmo (a pilot); Genghis Ahkim (Introduction, villain); Audry Reynolds
14Shaved Cactuscomic story2script: Bob Kane; pencils: Bob Kane; inks: Bob KaneProf. Doolittle (intro)
15"Click" Evans, Newsreel Cameramancomic story6script: Maurice Kashuba; pencils: Maurice Kashuba; inks: Maurice KashubaClick Evans (intro, a newsreel cameraman)
16-comic story2script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
17-comic story2script: R. A. Burley; pencils: R. A. Burley; inks: R. A. Burley
18Murder at the Thousand Bleeding Dragons, Part 9comic story4script: Joe Donohoe; pencils: Joe Donohoe; inks: Joe DonohoeSin Fu (villain)
19Episode 4comic story8script: Sven Elven; pencils: Sven Elvén; inks: Sven ElvénLittle John (introduction); The Merry Men (introduction)
20Rajah Marajah, Part 22comic story4script: H. Fleming; pencils: H. Fleming; inks: H. FlemingRajah Maharajah (villain); Sandor
21Episode 21comic story4script: Tom Hickey; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyIan Murray
22-comic story1script: Alger; pencils: Alger; inks: Alger
23Odd Occupationscartoon1script: ? [as Whitman]; pencils: ? [as Whitman]; inks: ? [as Whitman]Father Hubbard; Lucy Wilhelmine Clausen; Carl Link; Virginia Rainier

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

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Series context

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q867810 (Clark Kent), first-appearance property (CC0)

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