Superman 1987 #20 Direct ed. - back issue - $4.00
Lana introduces Ma and Pa Kent to Supergirl. Superman goes to investigate a disturbance in Kansas City and runs into the Doom Patrol, who have just been soundly defeated by Metallo.
Shipping date of April 5, 1988, per Direct Currents #2 (February 1988), but plans to go bi-weekly were dropped when John Byrne quit the series. On-sale date from copyright registration.
- - Inside front cover.
- Doom in the Heartland! - Pages 20-22 of Doom Patrol (DC, 1987 series) #10 take place between panels 4 and 5 of page 7.
- Body Builder. - Between story pages 4 and 5.
- - Between story pages 4 and 5.
- Bigger Than You Figure. - Between story pages 8 and 9.
- Hot Comics - Between story pages 8 and 9.
- Infocom Presents Lane Mastodon or Infocomics - Between story pages 16 and 17.
- 88 Annuals - Between story pages 16 and 17. Includes images of the covers of Superman Annual (DC, 1987 Series) #2, Batman Annual (DC, 1961 Series) #12 and Star Trek Annual (DC, 1985 Series) #3. The Superman Annual is incorrectly labeled in the text as #12.
- Write Right Now! - Between story pages 20 and 21. Nineteen ads for various products.
- It's a Jungle Out There! - Between story pages 20 and 21.
- - Letters from: Tim Hasci, C.P. Cagle, Peter Perez, David Metz, Andrew Kaplan, Patrick O'Connor, T.M. Maple and Jacob Gilbert; responses from Renee Witterstaetter.
- - Inside back cover.
- Think or Swim. - Back cover.
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