DC Comics Presents #26 for Sale - First Appearance of Victor Stone - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series)
Issue: #26
Publication date: October 1980
Key date: 1980-10-00
On-sale date: 1980-07-10
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.50
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Koriand'r - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of Silas Stone - 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: Jim Starlin; inks: Jim Starlin; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Superman
2	Between Friend and Foe!	comic story	17	script: Jim Starlin, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Superman
6	Where Nightmares Begin!	illustration	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Len Wein	Changeling First, Cyborg First, Dick Grayson, Kid Flash, Koriand'r First, Garfield Logan, Raven First, Robin, Starfire First, Victor Stone First, Wally West, Wonder Girl, Donna Troy
7	Where Nightmares Begin!	comic story	14	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Len Wein	Changeling First, Cyborg First, Dick Grayson, Kid Flash, Koriand'r First, Garfield Logan, Raven First, Robin, Starfire First, Silas Stone First, Victor Stone First, Wally West, Wonder Girl, Donna Troy
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano
11	Whatever Happened to Sargon the Sorcerer	comic story	8	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Julius Schwartz	John Sargent, Sargon the Sorcerer, Barry Allen, The Atom, Batman, The Flash, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Mark Mandrill, Matter Master, Ray Palmer, Princess Diana
14	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0709893121610
British	price 0.15 GBP; barcode 0709893121610

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Tales of the Teen Titans #59	1985	On eBay ›
The Official Teen Titans Index #3	1985	On eBay ›
New Teen Titans Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-485-8	1999	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: DC Comics Presents: The Superman Team-Ups #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-2535-3	2010	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #2526 of 97#27 ›

Sources

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

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