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8October 1993
$1.50; 1.95 CAD; 0.70 GBP

Hardware #8

DC · October 1993 · on sale 1993-08-19

First appearance: Barraki YoungFirst appearance: Reprise1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hardware (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
October 1993
Key date
1993-10-00
On-sale date
1993-08-19
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.50; 1.95 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Rest in Peacecover1pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Noelle C. GiddingsHardware, Curtis Metcalf
1Rest in Peacecomic story22script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: J. J. Birch; inks: Jason Temujin Minor; colors: Noelle C. Giddings; letters: Steve DutroEdwin Alva, Hardware, Curtis Metcalf, Reprise First, Barraki Young First
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930701840

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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