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35August 1990
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Doom Patrol #35

DC · August 1990 · on sale 1990-06-28

First appearance: Flex MentalloFirst appearance: Danny the Street
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Identification plate

Series
Doom Patrol (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
August 1990
Key date
1990-08-00
On-sale date
1990-06-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Simon Bisley; inks: Simon BisleyDorothy Spinner
1Down Paradise Waycomic story24script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Richard Case; inks: John Nyberg; colors: Daniel Vozzo; letters: John WorkmanDr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor, Kay Challis, Joshua Clay, Crazy Jane, Danny the Street First, Flex Mentallo First, Dorothy Spinner, Tempest
2-letters page2script: Art Young

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-8230-5603-1		2000On eBay ›
Down Paradise Way
ISBN 1-4012-0726-X		2005On eBay ›
The Doom Patrol Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4562-7		2014On eBay ›
Doom Patrol #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-6379-9		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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