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50December 1990
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Superman #50

DC · December 1990 · on sale 1990-10-25

First appearance: Doc BrownFirst appearance: Marty McFlyFirst appearance: Clara Clayton Brown2 variantsStoryline: Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
December 1990
Key date
1990-12-00
On-sale date
1990-10-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Clara Clayton Brown - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Back to Full Power!cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Jerry Ordway; letters: Todd KleinClark Kent, Superman
2The Human Factorcomic story38script: Jerry Ordway; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Kerry Gammill, Curt Swan, Jerry Ordway, John Byrne; inks: Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John CostanzaAllie, Jose Delgado, Gangbuster, Cat Grant, Ben Grimm, The Guardian, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Gretchen Kelley, Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Ella Lane, Lois Lane
4Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho-no!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typeset
12-letters page2script: Michael Eury; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Glenn Whitmore

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 1.85 CAD; barcode 07098930675212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawk and Dove Annual #11990On eBay ›
Superman: Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite #[nn]
ISBN 1563892758		1996On eBay ›
Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-77952-816-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2338941 (Marty McFly), first-appearance property (CC0)

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