Publishers / DC / Hawk and Dove (1989) / #21
21February 1991
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Hawk and Dove #21

DC · February 1991 · on sale 1990-12-20

First appearance: GilotinaFirst appearance: Bloody MaryFirst appearance: Malice Vundabar1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hawk and Dove (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
February 1991
Key date
1991-02-00
On-sale date
1990-12-20
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 Gilotina - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Ladies' Night Out--!cover1pencils: Steve Erwin; inks: Karl KeselBloody Mary First, Dove, Gilotina First, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk, Malice Vundabar First, Speed Queen First
2Girls' Night Outcomic story22script: Barbara Kesel, Karl Kesel; pencils: Steve Erwin; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Jonathan PetersonBloody Mary First, Chessure First, Dove, Gilotina First, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk, Malice Vundabar First, Speed Queen First
4Flashback!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: John NybergBarry Allen, Captain Boomerang, Captain Cold, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Gorilla Grodd, Digger Harkness, James Jesse, Kid Flash, Leonard Snart, Trickster, Wally West
9Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12It Now Lasts Up to Five Years Longer.public service announcement0.25letters: typeset
13-letters page2script: Karl, Barbara

Plus 8.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098931136702

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Series context

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Sources

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