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1November 1988
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Plastic Man #1

DC · November 1988 · on sale 1988-09-22

Origin: Plastic Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Plastic Man (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1988
Key date
1988-11-00
On-sale date
1988-09-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Plastic Man.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta; letters: Todd Klein, Willie SchubertEel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Woozy Winks
1Origin of Plastic Mancomic story24script: Phil Foglio; pencils: Hilary Barta, Kevin Nowlan; inks: John Nyberg, Doug Rice, Kevin Nowlan; colors: Rick Taylor; letters: Willie SchubertEel O'Brian, Plastic Man Origin, Woozy Winks
2Hi-Jinks and Low-Down Blues: The Life and Times of Jack Coletext article1script: Brian Augustyn; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; barcode 07098930441311

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Series context

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