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1November 1986
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Legends #1

DC · November 1986 · on sale 1986-08-05

First appearance: Amanda WallerFirst appearance: BrimstoneFirst appearance: Macro-Man2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
Legends (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1986
Key date
1986-11-00
On-sale date
1986-08-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
48
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Macro-Man - 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: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd KleinBilly Batson, Brimstone First, Captain Marvel, Changeling, Cosmic Boy, Darkseid, Firestorm, The Flash, Rokk Krinn, Garfield Logan, Macro-Man First, Wally West, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
1Once Upon a Time...!comic story22script: John Ostrander, Len Wein; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Steve HaynieBilly Batson, Doctor Bedlam, Brimstone First, Captain Marvel, Changeling, Cosmic Boy, Darkseid, Deadshot, Desaad, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Rick Flag Jr., The Flash
3Secret of the Templecomic story3.5script: Joe Orlando, Joey Cavalieri; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Agustin Más; editing: Joey CavalieriCliff Dagger, Miles Mayhem, Bruce Sato, Matt Trakker, Scott Trakker
4The Making of a Comic Booktext article2script: Mike Gold

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893177411
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893177411

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawkman #41986On eBay ›
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›
Legends 30th Anniversary Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-6316-4		2016On eBay ›
DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-075-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115586175 (Amanda Waller), first-appearance property (CC0)

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