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34August 1989
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Superman #34

DC · August 1989 · on sale 1989-06-22

Origin: Aleister HookDeath of Aleister Hook1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
August 1989
Key date
1989-08-00
On-sale date
1989-06-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Aleister Hook, Skyhook.

Death on record for: Aleister Hook, Skyhook.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Skyhooked!cover1pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Tom ZiukoAleister Hook, Clark Kent, Maggie Sawyer, Jamie Sawyer, Skyhook, Superman
2By Hook or by Crook!comic story22script: Ordway; pencils: Gammill; inks: Janke; colors: Whitmore; letters: CostanzaAleister Hook Origin, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Matrix, Jimmy Olsen, Maggie Sawyer, Jamie Sawyer, Skyhook Origin, Superman
12-letters page2script: Mike Carlin

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07098930675208

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7823-6		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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