Publishers / DC / Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982) / #1
1November 1982
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Arion, Lord of Atlantis #1

DC · November 1982 · on sale 1982-08-03

First appearance: ArionFirst appearance: Ahri'ahn2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Arion, Lord of Atlantis (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1982
Key date
1982-11-00
On-sale date
1982-08-03
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Ahri'ahn - 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
0-cover1pencils: Jan Duursema; inks: Jan Duursema; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd KleinAhri'ahn First, Arion First
2Star Spawn -- Sun Deathcomic story23script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Jan Duursema; inks: Jan Duursema; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd KleinArion [Ahri'ahn]; Choloh (mentioned); Calculha [Caculha]; Oracle of Choloh; "Star-Spawn" [Sun Sphere] (dies); Deedra (mentioned); Lady Chian; Wyynde; Chaon; Tynan; Gemimn; Mad Mage of Mu [Garn Daanuth]; King D'Tilluh; Wing
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetMerlin; King Arthur; Lancelot; Guinavere; Arion; Wyynde; Chian; Supergirl; Blackhawk
11Arion Lord of Atlantistext article1.5script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Jan Duursema; inks: Jan DuursemaArion
12-in-house column0.5letters: typeset

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893111411
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893111411

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q126734704 (Arion), first-appearance property (CC0)

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