Publishers / DC / Superman Annual (1987) / #2
2[August] 1988
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Superman Annual #2

DC · [August] 1988 · on sale 1988-04-12

First appearance: BarrageFirst appearance: Phillip Karnowsky2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[August] 1988
Key date
1988-08-00
On-sale date
1988-04-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shadows of the Past!cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett BreedingBig Words, Flippa Dippa, Gabby, The Guardian, Clark Kent, Scrapper, Superman, Tommy
2The Cadmus Projectcomic story40script: Roger Stern; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Petra Goldberg; letters: John CostanzaBig Words, Darkseid, Dubbilex, Flippa Dippa, Gabby, Gabby, The Guardian, Dr. Walter Johnson, Jude, Clark Kent, Scrapper, Jimmy Olsen, Big Words, Scrapper
3Love's Labors...comic story8script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Bill OakleyBarrage First, Phillip Karnowsky First, Toby Raynes, Maggie Sawyer, Dan Turpin
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Tom Artis; inks: Ty TempletonJo Gunnar, Lars Gunnar

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; barcode 07098931694285
Canadianprice 2.00 CAD; barcode 07098931694285

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman: The Man of Steel #9
ISBN 978-1-4012-6637-0		2017On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #4
ISBN 978-1-77951-321-2		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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