Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Herald - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (DC, 1998 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: September 1998
Key date: 1998-09-00
On-sale date: 1998-07-22
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.95; 6.95 CAD
Pages: 84
Barcode: 76194121391000111
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Chronos - 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: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert	Jim Corrigan, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Koriand'r, The Spectre, Starfire, Adam Strange
1	A Celebration of the Heroic Legacy	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Detour	comic story	10	script: John Francis Moore; pencils: Paul Guinan; inks: Danny Miki; colors: James Sinclair, Digital Chameleon; letters: Ken Bruzenak	Chronos First, Walker Gabriel First, Rip Hunter, Vandal Savage
3	The Depths of Despair	comic story	10	script: Bill Mumy, Peter David; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Kevin Nowlan; colors: Gloria Vasquez, Digital Chameleon; letters: Kenny Lopez	Jim Corrigan, The Spectre
4	Lights, Camera and Too Much Action	comic story	10	script: James Robinson; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Glenn Whitmore, Digital Chameleon; letters: Todd Klein	Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
5	The Caged Bird	comic story	10	script: Andrew Helfer; pencils: Bob McLeod; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Noelle Giddings, Digital Chameleon; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	George Emmett, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal
6	-	in-house column	1	pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typeset	Nicole Levitz (photograph); Samantha Rozakis (photograph); Katie Greenberger (photograph)
7	Puzzle of the Phantom Spaceman	comic story	10	script: Steve Grant; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: James Pascoe; colors: Kurt Goldzung; letters: John Costanza	Alanna Strange, Darkseid, Sardath, Adam Strange
8	The Secret Origin of the New Teen Titans	comic story	10	script: Marv Wolfman, George Pérez; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne Roy, Digital Chameleon; letters: John Costanza	Aqualad, Batman, Karen Beecher, Black Canary, Bumblebee, Dr. Niles Caulder, Changeling, The Chief, Cyborg, Steve Dayton, Harvey Dent, Mal Duncan, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr
9	Falling in Line!	comic story	10	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Todd Nauck; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Lee Loughridge, Digital Chameleon; letters: John Costanza	Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, Rip Hunter, Clark Kent, Liri Lee, Travis O'Connell, Matthew Ryder, Superman

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-3235-1	2012	On eBay ›

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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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