WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Laurie Lemmon (ex-girlfriend of Earth-Prime Superboy) — first appearance
- Jerry Kent (adoptive father of Earth-Prime Superboy) — first appearance
- Naomi Kent (adoptive mother of Earth-Prime Superboy) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1985
- On sale
- July 9, 1985
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #87 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893121611 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.60 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.60 CAD.
Barcode 0709893121611 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Eduardo Barreto, Curt Swan, José Luis García-Lópezinks: Eduardo Barreto, Al Williamsonscript: Elliot Maggin, Bob Rozakis, Laurie Rozakis, Arnaldo Lopez Jr.colors: Gene D'Angeloletters: Ed King
Stories
- Year of the Comet · 24 pages
Superman is tossed over into Earth-Prime by the Superman Revenge Squad. He meets his younger counterpart on this world, who has just recently acquired his powers, and Superman later returns to Earth-One just before the Crisis hits Earth-Prime (off-panel).
- The Origin of Superboy-Prime! · 16 pages
Characters
Clark KentSupermanSuperboyJor-ElLaraLaurie LemmonJerry KentNaomi Kent
Reprinted in
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018), Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years (2020)