Adventures of Superman #453 [Newsstand]
(April 1989)

DC, 1987 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989311404 04
Editing
Mike Carlin; Renee Witterstaetter (assistant)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #453 [Direct].

Phantoms of the Past! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerry Ordway (signed as Mungojerry)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed as Mungojerry)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; General Zod; Quex-Ul; Zaora; Lex Luthor
Reprints
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Apparitions (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Ordway
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Jerry Ordway
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Job Number
G-4667
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Matrix [Supergirl]; Professor Emil Hamilton; Jose Delgado; Kitty Faulkner [Rampage]; General Zod (villain, hallucination); Quex-Ul (villain, hallucination); Zaora (villain, hallucination); Lex Luthor (villain, hallucination); Brainiac [Milton Fine; Vril Dox] (villain, hallucination)
Synopsis
Superman has hallucinations when his oxygen runs out in space.
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Hostile Takeover, Part II: Insider Rumors (Table of Contents: 2)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Dan Jurgens
Inks
Dennis Janke
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Albert DeGuzman
Job Number
G-4683
Genre
superhero
Characters
Perry White; Professor Emil Hamilton; Kitty Faulkner; Agnes; Mr. Durwood; Lex Luthor (villain); Morgan Edge (villain)
Synopsis
Lex Luthor sets his sights on S.T.A.R. Labs.
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Indexer Notes

Jerry Ordway credited as "insider."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman the Letter Column II / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Carlin
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Rick Reeves, Brian Catalino, Nik Morton, Barbara Staton, Charles D. Brown, Malcolm Bourne, Gary Nelson and Roger D. Case.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Phantoms of the Past!
    Superman
  2. 1. Apparitions
    Superman
  3. 2. Hostile Takeover, Part II: Insider Rumors
    Lex Luthor
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Superman the Letter Column II
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  • Jim Van Dore
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