Superman
#3
[Canadian]
(March 1987)
DC,
1987 Series
- Price
- 1.00 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1986-12-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893067503
- Editing
- Andrew Helfer
Issue Notes
On-sale date from DC Releases #34.
This issue is a variant of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #3 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
This issue is a variant of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #3 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
Legends Chapter 17: O, Deadly Darkseid!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #8/1987 -
in Superman (Juniorpress, 1984 series) #35 -
in Superman (Interpresse, 1987 series) #7 -
in Supermán (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 series) #13 (Abril 20 de 1987) -
in Supermann (Semic, 1985 series) #7/1987 ([august] 1987) -
in Lendas (Editora Abril, 1988 series) #4 (Outubro 1988) -
in Legends: The Collection (DC, 1993 series) ([July] 1993) - in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Superman vs. Darkseid (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)
- in Lendas do Universo DC: Darkseid (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) ([Junho] 2017)
- in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2020 series) #1 ([October] 2020)
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Legends from the Darkside
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- John Byrne (credited)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited)
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Job Number
- G-2955
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Phantom Stranger; Lois Lane; Hunger Dogs; Amazing Grace; Darkseid (villain); G. Gordon Godfrey (villain); Mr. Grist (villain); Para-Demons (villains); Shock Troops (villains); Pacifier (villain); Highfather (cameo); Orion (cameo); Lightray (cameo); Metron (villain); Mr. Miracle (cameo); Big Barda (cameo); Forever People [Serifan; Beautiful Dreamer; Mark Moonrider; Vykin the Black; Big Bear] (cameo); Desaad (cameo); Kalibak (cameo); Virman Vundabar (cameo); Granny Goodness (cameo); Kanto (cameo); Glorious Godfrey (cameo); Steppenwolf (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Darkseid sends his omega beams after Superman, only to receive Clark Kent instead. Disappointed, Darkseid throws Clark to the Hunger Dogs.
- Reprints
- in Stålmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #8/1987
- in Supermán (Grupo Editorial Vid, 1986 series) #13 (Abril 20 de 1987)
- in Supermann (Semic, 1985 series) #7/1987 ([august] 1987) [pages 1 and 2 removed]
- in Lendas (Editora Abril, 1988 series) #4 (Outubro 1988)
- in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2003 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Superman vs. Darkseid (DC, 2015 series) ([July] 2015)
- in Lendas do Universo DC: Darkseid (Panini Brasil, 2017 series) ([Junho] 2017)
- in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2020 series) #1 ([October] 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
LEGENDS crossover, chapter 17; the previous chapter, Warlord (DC, 1976 series) #115, is unrelated to this story. Story is continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #426. Debut of Amazing Grace, who is identified in the next story.
[no title indexed]
Superman / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Andy Helfer
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-2628
Indexer Notes
Letters from readers - Mrs. Ann C.H. Brachwitz, T.M. Maple, Chris Khalaf and Mic McConnell - and responses from Andy Helfer.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Legends Chapter 17: O, Deadly Darkseid!
Superman -
1.
Legends from the Darkside
Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Superman
This issue was modified by
- Jim Van Dore
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