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217August 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Justice League of America #217

DC · August 1983 · on sale 1983-04-12

First appearance: Garn Daanuth2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#217
Publication date
August 1983
Key date
1983-08-00
On-sale date
1983-04-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony TollinAquaman, The Atom, Black Canary, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Dinah Lance, Ray Palmer, Princess Diana
1All the Elements of Disaster!comic story23script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Tony Tollin; letters: John CostanzaAquaman, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Princess Diana, Ronnie Raymond, Red Tornado, Martin Stein, Superman, Nuidis Vulko
3-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
4-letters page2script: Ted P. Skimmer; pencils: Dick Dillin

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893055508
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893055508

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice League of America #2181983On eBay ›
DC Comics Classics Library: Justice League of America by George Perez #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-2450-9		2010On eBay ›
Justice League of America [So Much Fun] #2171987On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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