DCU Villains Secret Files #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Bonny Hoffman - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: DCU Villains Secret Files (DC, 1999 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: April 1999
Key date: 1999-04-00
On-sale date: 1999-02-17
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.95; 7.95 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 76194121404700111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Ma'alefa'ak - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Malefic - 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: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary	Amazo, Bonny Hoffman First, Carmen Leno First, Ma'alefa'ak First, Malefic First, Mawzir, Neron, Vandal Savage
1	DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins	credits, title page	1		Abra Kadabra; Luthor; Joker; Neron
2	Contents	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
3	The Evil That We Do	comic story	22	script: J. H. Williams, Dan Curtis Johnson; pencils: Eric Canete; inks: Shawn Martinbrough; colors: Digital Chameleon; letters: Kurt Hathaway	Vandal Savage; The Word; Body Doubles; Cheshire; Enchantress [June Moon]; Houngan; Pistolera; Tannarak; Vicious; The Wizard; Cameron Chase; Doctor Occult; Ibis; J'Onn J'Onzz; Madame Xanadu; Resurrection Man [Mitchell Shelley]
4	Vandal Savage	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Val Semeiks; inks: Prentis Rollins; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Vandal Savage; Cameo - Solaris
5	Lost Pages - Vandal Savage vs. Resurrection Man	comic story	4	script: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning; pencils: Phil Winslade; inks: Phil Winslade; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon; letters: Ellie de Ville	Vandal Savage; Resurrection Man [Mitchell Shelley]; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); Sandman [Wesley Dodds] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Hippolyta] (cameo)
6	The Star Conqueror	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Barry Kitson; inks: Barry Kitson; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Starro; Aquaman (cameo); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); J'Onn J'Onzz (cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (cameo)
7	Shiv	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Lee Moder; inks: Dan Davis; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Shiv
8	Body Doubles	character profile	1	script: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning; pencils: Joe Phillips; inks: Jasen Rodriguez; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Body Doubles
9	A Day in the Life of the Body Doubles	comic story	2	script: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning; pencils: Joe Phillips; inks: Jasen Rodriguez; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon; letters: Bill Oakley	Body Doubles
10	Neron	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Derec Aucoin; inks: Rich Faber; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Neron
11	Infernal Villains: Etrigan Meets Neron	comic story	2	script: Alan Grant; pencils: Ariel Olivetti; inks: Ariel Olivetti; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon; letters: Bill Oakley	Demon; Neron; American Screem (cameo); Blaze (cameo); Circe (cameo); Dr. Alchemy [Albert Desmond] (cameo); Felix Faust (cameo); Gray Man (cameo); Klarion (cameo); Lord Satanus (cameo); Temptress (cameo)
12	The Mawzir	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: John McCrea; inks: John McCrea; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	The Mawzir
13	Mystical Menaces	character profile	2	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Dusty Abell; inks: Dusty Abell; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Azarathea; Diabola; Doctor 7; Enchantress [June Moon]; Faust; Gray Man; Houngan; Lord Ys; Qabala; Tannarak; Trance; The Wizard
14	The Ravens	character profile	1	script: Chuck Dixon; pencils: Jason Orfalas; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Cheshire; Pistolera; Vicious
15	The Ravens' Rap Sheet	comic story	1	script: Chuck Dixon; pencils: Jason Orfalas; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Cheshire; Pistolera; Termina; Vicious
16	Amazo	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Rags Morales; inks: Ray Kryssing; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Amazo
17	Malefic	comic story	1	script: John Ostrander; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon; letters: Ken Lopez	Malefic
18	Malefic	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Malefic
19	Buzzword & Dolmen	character profile	1	script: Alan Grant; pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Norm Breyfogle; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Buzzword; Dolmen
20	"The Slab" Map	comic story	1	script: Eliot Brown; pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Digital Chameleon
21	Mr. Mind	comic story	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Peter Krause; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Mister Mind
22	Mr. Mind Maze	activity	1	script: Erik Doescher; pencils: Erik Doescher; inks: Charlie La Greca; colors: Digital Chameleon
23	Solaris	character profile	1	script: Scott Beatty; pencils: Anthony Williams; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	Solaris
24	Solaris Schematic	comic story	1	script: Eliot Brown; pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Digital Chameleon	Solaris
25	Vandal Savage's Trophy Room	comic story	2	script: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning; pencils: Jason Orfalas; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Digital Chameleon; letters: Bill Oakley	Vandal Savage
26	DCU Villains Timeline	comic story	2	script: Scott Beatty
27	The Word	character profile	1	script: D. Curtis Johnson; pencils: J. H. Williams III; inks: Mick Gray; colors: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon	The Word

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
JSA Presents: Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #2 ISBN 9781401216313	2008	On eBay ›
Chase #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3277-1	2012	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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