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25[Winter] 1988
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Superman #25

DC · [Winter] 1988 · on sale 1988-09-22

First appearance: Black OrchidFirst appearance: Flora Black1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
[Winter] 1988
Key date
1988-12-10
On-sale date
1988-09-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Tom ZiukoAllie, Cat Grant, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White
2Head Tripscomic story22script: Roger Stern; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: John Beatty; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: John CostanzaAllie, Brainiac, Milton Moses Fine, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, Perry White, Vril Dox
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManusDoctor Fate, Nabu, Petey the Demon, Eric Strauss, Linda Strauss
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKeanBlack Orchid First, Flora Black First
9Invasion!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-letters page2script: Renee Witterstaetter
11Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho-No!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; barcode 07098930675225

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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