Price history & market evidence
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
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| 10.0 | $139.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 4.0 | $5.28 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 6.0 | $13.67 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 8.0 | $16.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.2 | $42.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.4 | $61.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.6 | $118.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| 9.8 | $106.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | Date not recorded |
| RAW | $5.19 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | Date not recorded |
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Graded population
CGC records 227 graded copies for Adventures of Superman #424 (1987). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
"Man O'War"
Los Angeles gossip columnist Catherine "Cat" Grant) moves to Metropolis and begins working on the Daily Planet's Sunday supplemental. She instantly becomes enamored with her co-worker, Clark Kent).
Meanwhile, alleged Quraci nationals acquire a high-tech battle tank and use it to stage several "anti-imperialist" terrorist attacks throughout Metropolis, including bombing the City Hall. Superman flies in and makes quick work of the tank. The identities of the attackers are unknown, as is the means by which they came upon the technology.
Lois Lane's mother, Elinore, is dying from radiation sickness that she acquired during a chemical explosion at her employer, Lexchem. Lex Luthor) offers Lois a serum that Elinore must take monthly to survive in exchange for Lois going to dinner with him. What Lois doesn't know is that Luthor staged the chemical accident and is using Lois' dying mother as a bartering tool by which to control her.
| Editor1_1 = Andrew Helfer | Writer1_1 = Marv Wolfman | Penciler1_1 = Jerry Ordway | Inker1_1 = Mike Machlan | Colorist1_1 = Tom Ziuko | Letterer1_1 = John Costanza
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superman) **Supporting Characters:** * Bill Henderson) * Cat Grant) * Elinore Lane) * Emil Hamilton) * Jimmy Olsen) * Lois Lane) * Lucy Lane) * Perry White) * Sam Lane) **Antagonists:** * The Freedom League * Lex Luthor) * Abu **Other Characters:** * Lilya * Metropolis Police Department ** McGregor * Mister Johnson **Locations:** * Metropolis **City Hall ** Daily Planet ** Suicide Slum **Items:** * **Vehicles:** * Lexjet * Quraci experimental battle tank
| Notes = * This issue is reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2 (Collected) and in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1 (2020 Edition) (Collected).
* The numbering sequence for this series continues from *Superman (Volume 1)*. This is the premiere issue under the title *Adventures of Superman*.
* First appearances of Cat Grant) and Emil Hamilton).
* First appearance of the Post-Crisis versions of Sam and Ella Lane and Bill Henderson.
| Trivia = * The cover features Superman standing before a Metropolis skyline, however two of the skyscrapers shown are obviously meant to represent the World Trade Center towers, another clear indicator that Metropolis is meant to reflect New York City. * An advert for the movie Cobra starring Sylvester Stallone can be found at the entrance of Metropolis cinema.
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Creative credits
Writers: Marv Wolfman
Interior art: Jerry Ordway
Color: Tom Ziuko
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