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4July 1985
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP

Crisis on Infinite Earths #4

DC · July 1985 · on sale 1985-03-12

First appearance: Kimiyo HoshiFirst appearance: Doctor LightFirst appearance: DolphinDeath of Liana2 variantsStoryline: Crisis on Infinite Earths
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Identification plate

Series
Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
July 1985
Key date
1985-07-00
On-sale date
1985-03-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Liana, The Monitor.

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: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHarbinger, Lyla Michaels, The Monitor, Kell Mossa, Mar Novu, Pariah
1DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2And Thus Shall the World Die!comic story25script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez, Mike DeCarlo; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: John CostanzaAhri'ahn, Air Wave, The Anti-Monitor, Arion, King Arthur, Athena, Batgirl, Batman, Black Lightning, Blue Devil, Brainiac 5, Bulldozer, Norda Cantrell, Daniel Cassidy
5DC Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
9-letters page2script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez
10Guest Meanwhile... From Abroadin-house column1script: Paul Butler

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893266107
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893266107

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crisis on Infinite Earths #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-750-4		2001On eBay ›
Crisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition #[nn]
ISBN 9781401207120		2006On eBay ›
Crisis on Infinite Earths #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-434-3		1998On eBay ›
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5841-2		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113483080 (Dolphin), first-appearance property (CC0)

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