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1March 1987
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Captain Atom #1

DC · March 1987 · on sale 1986-12-02

First appearance: General Wade Eiling2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Captain Atom (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
1987-03-00
On-sale date
1986-12-02
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
44
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of General Wade Eiling - 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: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; letters: Ken BruzenakNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom
1Point of Origincomic story40script: Cary Bates; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John CostanzaNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom, General Wade Eiling First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893120103
Canadianprice 1.35 CAD; barcode 0709893120103

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Series context

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Sources

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