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42April 1990
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Superman #42

DC · April 1990 · on sale 1990-02-22

First appearance: RaphaelFirst appearance: MichelangeloFirst appearance: Donatello1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
April 1990
Key date
1990-04-00
On-sale date
1990-02-22
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

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

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

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

First appearance of Reggie Jackson - 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
0The Day of the Krypton Man, Part IV: The Final Phase Begins!cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn WhitmoreClark Kent, Draaga, Superman
2[The Day of the Krypton Man, Part IV:] Krypton Mancomic story22script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaMorgan Edge, Clark Kent, Superman, Perry White, Jose Delgado, Draaga, Adam Grant, Cat Grant, Professor Emil Hamilton, Bruno Mannheim
12-letters page1.778script: Jerry Ordway, Mike Carlin
13Be a Hero Save the World Earth Day 1990public service announcement0.222letters: typesetClark Kent, Superman

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 07098930675204

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: Eradication! (The Origin of the Eradicator) #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-193-X		1996On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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