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14May 1987
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Secret Origins #14

DC · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01-20

First appearance: Rick Flag Sr.First appearance: Joseph WallerFirst appearance: Joseph Waller Jr.2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-01-20
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 Rick Flag Sr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Dave Hunt; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBlockbuster, The Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Mark Desmond, The Enchantress, Rick Flag Jr., Rick Flag Sr. First, Digger Harkness, Floyd Lawton, June Moone, Benjamin Turner, Brimstone
1The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squadcomic story38script: John Ostrander; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Robert GreenbergerAnimal Man, The Atom, Buddy Baker, Bashful Benjy First, Black Canary, Blockbuster, Jess Bright, Brimstone, The Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Carson First, Cave Carson, Congo Bill, Control
2-letters page2script: Bob Greenberger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893176605
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893176605

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›
Trial by Fire
ISBN 9781401230050		2011On eBay ›
Trial by Fire
ISBN 978-1-4012-5831-3		2015On eBay ›
The Suicide Squad Case Files #2
ISBN 978-1-77951-156-0		2021On eBay ›
Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77951-444-8		2021On 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, Q131403466 (Rick Flag Sr.), first-appearance property (CC0)

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