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5July 1993
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Hardware #5

DC · July 1993 · on sale 1993-05-13

First appearance: HardwareFirst appearance: Curtis MetcalfFirst appearance: Deathwish1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hardware (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
July 1993
Key date
1993-07-00
On-sale date
1993-05-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who's the Deadliest Man in Dakota?cover1pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Noelle C. GiddingsDeathwish First, Hardware First, Wilton Johnson First, Curtis Metcalf First
1That Obscure Object of Desirecomic story20script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Noelle C. Giddings; letters: Steve HaynieHardware [Curt Metcalf]; Deathwish; Deacon Stuart
2-letters page3letters: typeset
3The Company Linepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930701826

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hardware: The Man in the Machine #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2598-8		2010On eBay ›
Milestone Compendium #1
ISBN 978-1-77951-310-6		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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