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1April 1996
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Assassins #1

DC · April 1996 · on sale 1996-02-29

First appearance: DareFirst appearance: CatsaiFirst appearance: Elektra Kyle2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Assassins (DC, 1996 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1996
Key date
1996-04-00
On-sale date
1996-02-29
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120710000111
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of The Big Question - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Derek Fisher; letters: Todd KleinCatsai First, Dare First, Elektra Kyle First, Slade Murdock First
1Political Suicidecomic story22script: D. G. Chichester; pencils: Scott McDaniel; inks: Derek Fisher; colors: Pat Garrahy; letters: Ken LopezThe Big Question First, Catsai First, Nathan Chase First, Dare First, Deadeye First, Enigma Fisk First, Elektra Kyle First, Will Lawton First, Lethal First, Sergei Minerva First, Slade Murdock First, Jimmy Urich First, Wired First
2-letters page1script: ? [as Kevin Berganza]; letters: typeset
3-in-house column1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930896104
Blank UPCSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Amalgam Age of Comics: The DC Comics Collection #1
ISBN 1-56389-295-2		1996On eBay ›
DC versus Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-326-6		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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