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22January 1988
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Secret Origins #22

DC · January 1988 · on sale 1987-09-22

First appearance: GrandmasterFirst appearance: Harry HadleyFirst appearance: Mary Frances Cassidy2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
January 1988
Key date
1988-01-00
On-sale date
1987-09-22
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 Grandmaster - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Mary Frances Cassidy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: James Sherman; inks: Walter SimonsonPaul Kirk, Manhunter, Manhunter, Manhunter, Grandmaster First, Dan Richards, Mark Shaw, Thor the Thunder Dog
1No Man Escapes The Manhunters!comic story38script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: Howard Simpson; inks: Bob Downs, Howard Simpson, Damon Willis; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Jean SimekNathaniel Adam, Barry Allen, Aquaman, Batman, Black Canary, Napoleon Bonaparte, The Buzzard, Captain Atom, Mary Frances Cassidy First, Marcie Cooper, Arthur Curry, Dirk Davis, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man
2Secret Originsletters page1script: Roy Thomas, Greg Weisman

Printings and variants

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

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Series context

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Sources

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