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3October 1988
$1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP

World of Metropolis #3

DC · October 1988 · on sale 1988-06-23

First appearance: Ruby Carson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
World of Metropolis (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1988
Key date
1988-10-00
On-sale date
1988-06-23
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ruby Carson - 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
0Mr. Kent Goes to Metropolis!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd KleinClark Kent
1Mr. Kent Goes to Metropoliscomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Dick Giordano, Sal Trapani; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Albert De GuzmanRuby Carson First, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; barcode 07098931135010

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Series context

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Sources

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