| "Personal Best" | |
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| Adventures of Superman | |
| Title: | "Personal Best" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 428 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | May, 1987 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Jenette Kahn |
| Writers: | Marv Wolfman |
| Pencilers: | Jerry Ordway |
| Inkers: | Mike Machlan |
| Cover artists: | Jerry Ordway |
| Cover inker: | Jerry Ordway |
| Colorists: | Tom Ziuko |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Andy Helfer; Mike Carlin |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Adventures of Superman #427 |
| Next: | Adventures of Superman #429 |
"Personal Best" is the title to the story from issue #428 of the ongoing American comic book series Adventures of Superman. It was written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by Jerry Ordway, who also composed the cover art illustration for this issue. It was inked by Mike Machlan, colored by Tom Ziuko with lettering by John Costanza. It was edited by Andy Helfer and Mike Carlin. This issue shipped with a May, 1987 cover date and carried a cover price of 75 cents per copy (US).
In this issue, a mobster named Jay Falk kidnaps Jerry White, the son of Daily Planet editor-in-chief, Perry White.
"Personal Best"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- President Hurrambi Marlo
- Jay Falk
- Antonio Corsetti
- Eddie
- Louis Lype
Minor characters
- Andrew
- Dan
- Josef
- Judy Groffman
- Senator Stanton
Organizations
- Jay Falk's crime cartel
- The Cobras
Races
Locations
Items
- None
Vehicles
- None
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is reprinted in the Superman: The Man of Steel, Volume 3 trade paperback.
- This issue is job number: G-3038.
- Editor Andrew Helfer is credited as Andy Helfer in this issue.
- This is the fifth issue of Adventures of Superman written by Marv Wolfman.
- This is the fifth issue of Adventures of Superman drawn by Jerry Ordway and his fifth issue as cover artist.
- This is the second issue of Adventures of Superman inked by Mike Machlan.
- This is the fifth issue of Adventures of Superman colored by Tom Ziuko.
- This is the fourth issue of Adventures of Superman lettered by John Costanza.
- Superman chronologically appeared last in Action Comics #587. He appears next in Superman, Volume 2 #5.
- Cat Grant appeared last in Adventures of Superman #424. She appears next in Superman, Volume 2 #5.
- Perry White appeared last in Adventures of Superman #424. He appears next in Superman, Volume 2 #5.
- President Marlo makes a cameo appearance only on a television screen in this issue. He appears next in Suicide Squad #1.
- First appearance of Bibbo Bibbowski - owner of the Ace o' Clubs pub. He appears next in Adventures of Superman #447.
- First Post-Crisis appearance of Alice White, Perry White's wife. Chronologically, she makes an earlier appearance in World of Metropolis #2. She appears next in Adventures of Superman #434.
- First appearance of Jerry White - the son of Alice and Perry White. He appears next in Adventures of Superman #432.
- First appearance of José Delgado. He appears next in Adventures of Superman #432.
- First and only known appearance to date of Jay Falk - leader of a crime cartel.
- First and only known appearance to date of Eddie - leader of The Cobras street gang.
- First and only known appearance to date of Louis Lyppe - one of Jay Falk's lieutenants.
- First and only known appearance to date of Antonio Corsetti - one of Jay Falk's lieutenants.
- First and only known appearance to date of TV reporter Judy Groffman.
- First and only known appearance to date of Andrew - Jay Falk's butler.
- First and only known appearance to date of Josef - Jay Falk's butler.
- First and only known appearance to date of Dan.
- First appearance of Senator Stanton.
- Events from this issue are referenced in Suicide Squad #1.