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1[December] 1998
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Superman: The Doomsday Wars #1

DC · [December] 1998 · on sale 1998-10-07

First appearance: BrainiacFirst appearance: Clark Ross1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Superman: The Doomsday Wars (DC, 1998 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[December] 1998
Key date
1998-12-00
On-sale date
1998-10-07
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$4.95; 7.50 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
76194121434400111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Gregory Wright, Android Images; letters: Todd KleinDoomsday, Clark Kent, Clark Ross First, Superman
1Book One: Birthcomic story48script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Gregory Wright, Android Images; letters: John WorkmanDirk Armstrong, Helena Bertinelli, Brainiac, Brainiac First, Doomsday, Vril Dox, Milton Moses Fine, The Flash, Cat Grant, Green Lantern, The Huntress, J'Onn J'Onzz, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07447030680111

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman / Doomsday: The Collected Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-1107-0; 9781401-211073		2006On eBay ›
Superman: The Doomsday Wars #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-562-5		2000On eBay ›
Doomsday
ISBN 978-1-4012-6666-0		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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