Supreme #42 for Sale - First Appearance of Sally Crane - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Supreme (Image, 1992 series)
Issue: #42
Publication date: September 1996
Key date: 1996-09-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: $2.50; 3.60 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Young Bill Hickok - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Kid Supreme, Radar, Supreme (Alan Moore Era), Supremite.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	In This Issue: The Origin of Supreme!	cover	1	pencils: Joe Bennett, Richard Horie; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Richard Horie, Tanya Horie; letters: Todd Klein	Ethan Crane, Darius Dax First, Judy Jordan, Kid Supreme First, Radar First, Supreme (Alan Moore Era), Supremite First
1	The Supreme Story of the Year... Part 2!	credits, title page	1	letters: Todd Klein
2	Secret Origins	comic story	8	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Joe Bennett; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics; letters: Todd Klein	Ethan Crane, Diana Dane First, Darius Dax First, Billy Friday First, Judy Jordan, Supreme (Alan Moore Era)
3	The Origin of Supreme!	comic story	8	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Rick Veitch; inks: Rick Veitch; colors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics; letters: Todd Klein	Ethan Crane, Sally Crane First, Darius Dax First, Judy Jordan, Kid Supreme First, Radar First, Supreme (Alan Moore Era) Origin, Supremite First
4	The Hoaxers from Beyond History!	comic story	8	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Rick Veitch; inks: Rick Veitch; colors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics; letters: Todd Klein	Boy Achilles First, Ethan Crane, Darius Dax First, Futuregirl First, Giganthro First, Young Bill Hickok First, Judy Jordan, Kid Supreme First, Supreme (Alan Moore Era), Vivienne First, Witch Wench First, Zayla Zarn First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Story of the Year ISBN 0-9710249-5-2	2002	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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