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The Man of Steel #3

DC · Series began 1986 · [November] 1986

first appearance of Magpie

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Magpie (Margaret Pye, DC) — villain, first appearance

Dates

Cover date: [November] 1986
On sale: July 15, 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893177303 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0709893177303 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Byrneinks: John Byrne, Dick Giordanoscript: John Byrnecolors: Tom Ziukoletters: John Costanza

Stories

One Night in Gotham City... · 22 pages
Superman comes to Gotham City to arrest the outlaw Batman, interrupting Batman's pursuit of the criminal Magpie. While pursuing the villain together, Superman comes to realize that Gotham City is very different from Metropolis and needs a different type of hero.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanMagpieMargaret Pye

Reprinted in

The Man of Steel (1987), The Man of Steel Silver Edition (1993), Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2007), Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles (2015), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)