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Issue Details

Issue #455
Published June 1989
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Carlin; Jonathan Peterson (associate)

Cover Details

Characters Superman; The Cleric; Cellkeeper 385
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jerry Ordway (signed)
Inks Jerry Ordway (signed)

22 page Superman story "Heritage"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; The Cleric; Cellkeeper 385; Gladiator Attendant Lentra (deceased); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White; Cat Grant; Matrix [as Clark Kent; Supergirl]; Draaga; VILLAINS: Mongul; The Chief Engineer (first appearance); E-D (first appearance); A-L (first appearance)
Synopsis Draaga battles Mongul for control of Warworld. Superman bonds with the Eradicator. The Daily Planet staff tries to figure out what is wrong with Clark Kent.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Ordway
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Art Thibert
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Notes Story continued from SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #32 and story continues in SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #33.

2 page Superman the Letter Column II letters page "Superman the Letter Column II"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Charles D. Brown, Glenn V. Morrison, Chris McGwire, Steven Acevedo, Joseph Bartera, Brian Saner Lamken and Dale Coe.