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11November 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Superman #11

DC · November 1987 · on sale 1987-07-21

First appearance: Van-LFirst appearance: Vara2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
November 1987
Key date
1987-11-00
On-sale date
1987-07-21
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Vara - 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
0Stepping into the 5th Dimension!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneClark Kent, Lois Lane, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman
2The Name Gamecomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaCat Grant, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Whit, Alice White
5The Rest of the Storypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Walter SimonsonJor-El, Lara, Van-L First, Vara First
8Where the Sidewalk Ends... Their Story Beginspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón
9-letters page2script: Mike Carlin
10Warning!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
112 Free Months of DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Koriand'r, Starfire, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wally West

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067511
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893067511

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-128-X		1994On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #5
ISBN 1-4012-0948-3		2007On eBay ›
Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4704-1		2014On eBay ›
World's Funnest #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6108-5		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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