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14February 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Superman #14

DC · February 1988 · on sale 1987-10-20

First appearance: Manhunter Highmaster2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
1988-02-00
On-sale date
1987-10-20
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 Manhunter Highmaster - 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
0Millennium Week 6: Beyond the Void by Lantern's Light!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Superman
2Last Stand!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Manhunter Highmaster First, Superman, Nathaniel Adam, Arisia, Captain Atom, Betty Clawman, Gregorio de la Vega, Firestorm, The Floronic Man, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López
8Great New Gifts for the Holiday Seasonpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-photo story0.333
11Space... the Final Frontierpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12-letters page2script: Mike Carlin

Plus 7.667 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893067502
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893067502

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-3820-9		2013On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #3
ISBN 978-1-77950-966-6		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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