Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1 for Sale - First Appearance of David Palmer - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Brightest Day: The Atom Special (DC, 2010 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: September 2010
Key date: 2010-09-00
On-sale date: 2010-07-08
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 76194129606700111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of David Palmer - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Gary Frank; colors: Brad Anderson	The Atom, Ray Palmer
1	Nucleus Prologue	comic story	24	script: Jeff Lemire; pencils: Mahmud Asrar; inks: John Dell; colors: Pete Pantazis; letters: Sal Cipriano	Barry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Billy Batson, Black Canary, Captain Marvel, Arthur Curry, Princess Diana, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Ian Sattler

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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