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523April 2011
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Adventure Comics #523

DC · April 2011 · on sale 2011-02-09

First appearance: Marya PaiFirst appearance: DragonwingFirst appearance: Glorith1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series)
Issue
#523
Publication date
April 2011
Key date
2011-04-00
On-sale date
2011-02-09
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194128102552311

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Marya Pai - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Gravity Kid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tel Vole - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Oaa Tseldor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Variable Lad - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jimenez; inks: Jimenez; colors: Hi-FiBlack Witch, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, Dragonwing First, Duplicate Girl, Luornu Durgo, Glorith First, Grava, Gravity Kid First, Hadru Jamik, Lydda Jath, Lydda Jath
1First Nightcomic story20script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Hi-Fi; letters: swandsBlack Witch, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, Dragonwing First, Duplicate Girl, Luornu Durgo, Glorith First, Grava, Gravity Kid First, Harlak First, Hadru Jamik, Lydda Jath
2Special Sneak Preview Road to Flashpointpreview (from the publisher)4script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Francis Manapul; inks: Francis Manapul; colors: Brian Buccellato; letters: Sal Cipriano; editing: Adam Schlagman, Eddie BerganzaBarry Allen, Barry Allen, Bart Allen, The Flash, The Flash, Hot Pursuit, Kid Flash, Wally West
3-in-house column1script: Ian Sattler
4-in-house column1script: John Rozum

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD; barcode 07447032425623

Where to read it

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Legion of Super-Heroes: When Evil Calls #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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