Dates
- Cover date
- March 1988
- On sale
- November 24, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #438 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893114003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893114003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Jerry Ordway, John Byrne, Bernie Wrightsoninks: Jerry Ordway, John Beatty, John Byrne, Alfredo Alcala, Bernie Wrightsonscript: John Byrnecolors: Anthony Tollinletters: Albert DeGuzman
Stories
- ...The Amazing Brainiac · 22 pages
Superman, Cat and Jimmy spend a day at the circus, little knowing that they will be meeting one of Superman's greatest foes... Brainiac.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LaneJimmy OlsenVril DoxCat GrantBrainiacMilton Moses FineJerry WhiteAdam GrantRon Chin
Reprinted in
Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman vs. Brainiac (2008), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)