Justice League of America #242 for Sale - First Appearance of Gypsy - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue: #242
Publication date: September 1985
Key date: 1985-09-00
On-sale date: 1985-05-14
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Hank Heywood III - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Dale Gunn - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Mike Machlan; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Amazo, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, Sue Dearbon Dibny, The Elongated Man, J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Mari McCabe, Mera, Paco Ramone First, Vibe First, Vixen, Zatanna
1	Battle Cry	comic story	23	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Helen Vesik	Amazo, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Gypsy First, Hank Heywood III First, J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Mari McCabe, Mera, Paco Ramone First, Cindy Reynolds First, Steel First
2	Special MASK Preview	illustration	1	pencils: Michael Chen; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Andrew Helfer	Buddie Hawks, Dusty Hayes, Hondo MacLean, Bruce Sato, Alex Sector, Matt Trakker, Brad Turner
3	Assault on Mount Mayhem	comic story	14	script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Mike Chen; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Tim Harkins; editing: Andrew Helfer	Cliff Dagger, Buddie Hawks, Dusty Hayes, Duane Kennedy, Hondo MacLean, Miles Mayhem, Sly Rax, Bruce Sato, Alex Sector, T-Bob, Matt Trakker, Scott Trakker, Brad Turner
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Tom Ziuko
5	-	letters page	2	script: Alan Gold; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Dick Giordano, Mike Machlan
6	-	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893055509
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893055509

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7685-0	2018	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-244-9	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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