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190 [Special Edition]April 2003
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Superman #190 [Special Edition]

DC · April 2003 · on sale 2003-02-26

First appearance: SupergirlFirst appearance: Cir-ElFirst appearance: Amok1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#190 [Special Edition]
Publication date
April 2003
Key date
2003-04-00
On-sale date
2003-02-26
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.95; 6.50 CAD
Pages
60
Barcode
76194120049119021
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Cir-El - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Amok - 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
0I, Robot... Destroy!cover1pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Richard Horie, Tanya HorieClark Kent, Superman
1Truthcomic story22script: Steven T. Seagle; pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Rich Horie, Tanya Horie; letters: Richard Starkings, ComicraftAmok First, Cir-El First, Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl First, Superman, Perry White
2Justicecomic story22script: Steven T. Seagle; pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Rich Horie, Tanya Horie; letters: ComicraftCir-El First, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl First, Superman, Perry White

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230675604

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Series context

‹ #190 [Standard Edition]195 of 231#191 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q134265173 (Cir-El), first-appearance property (CC0)

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