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3October 1986
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Hawkman #3

DC · October 1986 · on sale 1986-07-01

First appearance: Deron Ved2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Hawkman (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
October 1986
Key date
1986-10-00
On-sale date
1986-07-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Deron Ved - 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
0-cover1pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Don HeckHawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Carl Sands, Shadow-Thief, Shayera Thal
1Summer's Here and the Time is Right... for DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetClark Kent, Superman
2Secrets, Shadows and Sinners!comic story22script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Milt Snapinn; editing: Danny O'NeillGeorge Emmett, Captain Stewart Frazier, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Whitney Nichols, Carl Sands, Shadow-Thief, Corla Tavo, Shayera Thal, Joe Tracy, Deron Ved First, Herbert Lesser
4The First! Legends Cross-Overpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne
6The Man of Steelpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick GiordanoClark Kent, Superman
9-letters page1.6script: Tony Isabella
10-in-house column0.2script: Denny O'Neil
11Who's Whopromo (ad from the publisher)0.2
13-in-house column0.8script: Dick Giordano
14DC Check List On Sale the Week of July 24 [1986]in-house column0.2letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893119210
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893119210

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawkman #21986On eBay ›

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Sources

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