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 CONTESSA (Erica del Portenza)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Roger Stern and Tom Grummett

CHRONOLOGY

Contessa first appeared in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1 (summer 1995).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Contessa in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.

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Contessa Chronology

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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1 (summer 1995): [28] "Past, Present & Future!"
Adventures of Superman #527 (September 1995): [36] "The Return"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #2 (fall 1995): [41] "Pawns"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3 (winter 1995): [50] "Fighting Back"
Superman: The Man of Steel #53 (February 1996): [6] "The Game"
Superman Vol. 2 #109 (February 1996): [7] "The Kill Fee!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #54 (March 1996): [10] "Ghosts"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #4 (spring 1996): [13] "...The World's Mightiest Mortals!"
Adventures of Superman #535 (June 1996): [21] "Love and War"
Action Comics #722 (June 1996): [22] "Courageous Intent"
Superman: The Man of Steel #57 (June 1996): [23] [No Title]
Superman Vol. 2 #113 (June 1996): [24] "Secrets"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #5 (summer 1996): [25] "To Have and To Hold?"
Action Comics #724 (August 1996): [31] "Losing Brawl!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #61 (October 1996): [41] "Losin' It"
Final Night #1 (November 1996): "Dusk"
Final Night #2 (November 1996): "Darker Grows the Night"
Superman Vol. 2 #119 (January 1997): [1] "Sunburned!"
Adventures of Superman #542 (January 1997): [2] "Power Trip!"
Superman Vol. 2 #120 (February 1997): [6] "To Be a Superman"
Adventures of Superman #543 (February 1997): [7] "The Honeymoon's Over"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #8 (spring 1997): [13] "True Grit"
Superman Vol. 2 #123 (May 1997): [19] "Superman... Reborn!"
Adventures of Superman #548 (July 1997): [28] "Friends, Lovers, and Strangers"
Superman Vol. 2 #126 (August 1997): [31] "Machinations!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #71 (September 1997): [34] "Rematch!"
Superman Vol. 2 #127 (September 1997): [35] "Deception!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #73 (November 1997): [43] "Gang War"
Adventures of Superman #552 (November 1997): [45] "Control of Power"
Superman Vol. 2 #130 (December 1997): [48] "The Longest Halloween"
Superman Vol. 2 #131 (January 1998): [2] "Checkmate"
Adventures of Superman #554 (January 1998): [3] "Children and Monsters!"
Adventures of Superman #555 (February 1998): [8] "Face-Off!"
Superman: Lois Lane #1 (June 1998): "DC Comics Presents Lois Lane"
Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1 (May 2000): "Justice For All"
Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 (May 2000): "Sins of Youth: The Stunning Conclusion"
President Luthor Secret Files #1/4 (March 2001): "Rockets' Red Glare"