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4November 1986
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Hawkman #4

DC · November 1986 · on sale 1986-07-29

First appearance: Kite ManFirst appearance: Charles BrownFirst appearance: Gerald Trent2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Hawkman (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
November 1986
Key date
1986-11-00
On-sale date
1986-07-29
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 Kite Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Gerald Trent - 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...And to Think the Hawks Came Here for a Rest--!cover1pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Murphy AndersonHawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Zatanna
2For the Benefit of Mister Kitecomic story22script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Don Heck; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Helen VesikCharles Brown First, Ed Dawson, George Emmett, Captain Stewart Frazier, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Kite Man First, Whitney Nichols, Carl Sands, Shadow-Thief, Corla Tavo, Joe Tracy
4Legends Cross-Overspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Klaus Janson, John Byrne; inks: Klaus Janson, John Byrne
6Everything You Ever Wanted to Know - and More Than You Could Ever Imagine!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
71986 Specials and Annualspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland
91986 Specials and Annualspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ed Hannigan, Steve Lightle; inks: Mike DeCarlo, Steve Lightle
11Summer's Here and the Time is Right... for DC Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetClark Kent, Superman
12-letters page1.55script: Tony Isabella
13-in-house column0.25script: Denny O'Neil
14Everything You Ever Wanted to Know - and More Than You Could Ever Imagine!promo (ad from the publisher)0.2script: ? (promo copy)
15He's Strong, Smart and Relentless...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: David Mazzucchelli

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893119211
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893119211

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Series context

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Sources

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