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635January 17, 1989
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Action Comics Weekly #635

DC · January 17, 1989 · on sale 1988-12-01

First appearance: Dee TylerFirst appearance: Phantom Lady
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#635
Publication date
January 17, 1989
Key date
1989-01-17
On-sale date
1988-12-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dee Tyler - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Phantom Lady - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Crash of '88!cover1pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: Eduardo Barreto; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Robert GreenbergerBlack Canary, Chop-Chop, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Dinah Lance, Superman
2The Crash of 88comic story29script: Mark Verheiden; pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: John Nyberg; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Carrie Spiegle; editing: Robert GreenbergerBatman, Black Canary, Chop-Chop, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen, Superman, Bruce Wayne
410 Reasons to Buy Suicide Squad in 1989!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Karl KeselThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Doctor Light, Lashina, Digger Harkness, Jewelee, Vanessa Kingsbury, Dr. Arthur Light, Mari McCabe, Punch, Rac Shade, Shade, the Changing Man, Shrike, Benjamin Turner
6-letters page2script: Brian Augustyn; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick GiordanoJason Blood, Etrigan the Demon, Roy Harper, Clark Kent, Phantom Lady First, Speedy, Superman, Dee Tyler First, Jack Wheeler, Wild Dog
8Power Failure!comic story2script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill Oakley; editing: Mike CarlinDarkseid, Clark Kent, Superman
10The Endcomic story8script: James Owsley, M. D. Bright; pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Julianna Ferriter, Amory Williams, Dan Raspler; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Denny O'Neil, Dan RasplerGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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