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209February 1987
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The Green Lantern Corps #209

DC · February 1987 · on sale 1986-10-28

First appearance: Dmitri PushkinFirst appearance: Rocket RedFirst appearance: Vladimir Mikoyan2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Green Lantern Corps (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#209
Publication date
February 1987
Key date
1987-02-00
On-sale date
1986-10-28
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Rocket Red #7 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Red Dawncover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Anthony TollinJosef Denisovich, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Vladimir Mikoyan First, Dmitri Pushkin First, Rocket Red, Rocket Red First, Rocket Red #7 First, John Stewart, Katma Tui
1Red Alert!comic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Bob LappanArisia, Ch'p, Josef Denisovich, Guy Gardner, Mikhail Gorbachev, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
2-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 07098930051502
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893051502

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Beware Their Power
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Series context

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Sources

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