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6January 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

The Night Force #6

DC · January 1983 · on sale 1982-09-28

First appearance: Detective Eliot ShortFirst appearance: The ToymanFirst appearance: Jack Nimball2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Night Force (DC, 1982 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-09-28
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 Detective Eliot Short - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob SmithMerlin, Detective Eliot Short First, Baron Winters
2The Summoning, Chapter Six: The Devil Her Duecomic story23script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Michele W.; letters: Todd KleinDr. Donovan Caine, Jack Gold, Vanessa van Helsing, Merlin, Detective Eliot Short First, Baron Winters
11-letters page1.5script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene ColanBaron Winters; Vanessa Van Helsing; Jack Gold; Donovan Caine
12-in-house column0.5letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893418101
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893418101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Night Force by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 9781401274290		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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