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5April 2006
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Infinite Crisis #5

DC · April 2006 · on sale 2006-03-01

First appearance: Blue Beetle4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Infinite Crisis (DC, 2005 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 2006
Key date
2006-04-00
On-sale date
2006-03-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99; 5.50 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
76194125059500511

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Blue Beetle - 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: Jim Lee; inks: Sandra Hope; colors: Alex SinclairBatman, Blue Beetle First, Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, Princess Diana, Jaime Reyes, Princess Diana, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman
1Faithcomic story32script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Phil Jimenez, Jerry Ordway, Ivan Reis; inks: Andy Lanning, Jerry Ordway, Art Thibert; colors: Jeromy Cox, Guy Major, Rod Reis; letters: Nick J. NapolitanoFirestorm, Batman, Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Clark Kent, Conner Kent, Lois Lane, Nightwing, Power Girl, Princess Diana, Superboy
2Eye on Ionin-house column1letters: typeset
31 Year Laterpromo (ad from the publisher)8pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printing - George Pérez Sketch Coverbarcode 76194125059500512
Direct Sales - George Pérez CoverSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstand - Jim Lee / Sandra Hope Coverbarcode 07098933120404
Newsstand - George Pérez Coverbarcode 07098933120404

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Infinite Crisis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-0959-9		2006On eBay ›
Superman: Infinite Crisis #[nn]
ISBN 140120953X		2006On eBay ›
Life and Death
ISBN 1-4012-0978-5		2006On eBay ›
Infinite Crisis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-1060-1		2008On eBay ›
Absolute Infinite Crisis #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6535-9		2017On eBay ›
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3502-4		2012On eBay ›
Infinite Crisis Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-344-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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