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1October 1988
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Hawk and Dove #1

DC · October 1988 · on sale 1988-06-16

First appearance: Dawn GrangerFirst appearance: DoveFirst appearance: Kestrel1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hawk and Dove (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1988
Key date
1988-10-00
On-sale date
1988-06-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Kestrel - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ghosts and Demonscover1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Karl Kesel; letters: Steve VanceDove, Don Hall, Hank Hall, Hawk, Kestrel First
2Ghosts and Demonscomic story24script: Karl Kesel, Barbara Kesel; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Janice ChiangDove, Dove First, Dawn Granger First, Don Hall, Hank Hall, Hawk, Kestrel First
4Cosmic Odysseypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Steve Oliff
7Deadshotpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Luke McDonnell; letters: Todd Klein
8Doc Savage The Adventures Continue!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Steve Montano
102 Free Issues of DC Comics!!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; barcode 07098931136710

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawk and Dove #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-120-4		1993On eBay ›
Hawk and Dove: Ghosts and Demons #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3397-6		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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