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10January 1987
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Secret Origins #10

DC · January 1987 · on sale 1986-09-16

First appearance: Queen Guinevere2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
January 1987
Key date
1987-01-00
On-sale date
1986-09-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Queen Guinevere - 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
0Four Mysterious Genesescover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim AparoThe Phantom Stranger
1Tarry Till I Come Againcomic story10script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Jim AparoKing Arthur, Jesus Christ, Nero, The Phantom Stranger, Queen Guinevere First
2At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comics by the Greatest Talent in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; inks: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway
3...And Men Shall Call Him Strangercomic story10script: Paul Levitz; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: GasparThe Phantom Stranger
4Revelationscomic story10script: Dan Mishkin; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Albert De GuzmanThe Phantom Stranger
5Footstepscomic story10script: Alan Moore; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Joe Orlando; letters: Bob LappanAzmodus, Jason Blood, Etrigan the Demon, The Phantom Stranger, Satan
6Legends Cross-Overspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
7What Has Matt Wagner Done to the Demon?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893176601
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893176601

Where to read it

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ISBN 1-4012-0927-0		2006On eBay ›
Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0087-7		2003On eBay ›
DC Universe by Alan Moore #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3339-6		2012On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-4012-3340-2		2013On eBay ›

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Sources

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