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2July 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Hawk and Dove #2

DC · July 1989 · on sale 1989-05-25

First appearance: Child1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hawk and Dove (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1989
Key date
1989-07-00
On-sale date
1989-05-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Child - 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
0Huitzilopochtli Spells Murder!cover1pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Karl KeselDove, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk
2Possessionscomic story22script: Barbara Kesel, Karl Kesel; pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bob PinahaChild First, Dove, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk
12Sunlight Risingpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Andy Kubert
13-letters page1.67script: Dave Burd
14Sunlight Rising!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098931136707

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Series context

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Sources

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