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23February 1988
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Secret Origins #23

DC · February 1988 · on sale 1987-10-20

First appearance: ExtrañoFirst appearance: Takeo YakataFirst appearance: Celia Windward2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
1988-02-00
On-sale date
1987-10-20
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 Extraño - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Millennium Week 6cover1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Steve BissetteThe Floronic Man, Jason Woodrue
1The Secret Origin of the Guardians of the Universecomic story21script: Todd Klein; pencils: Jonathan Peterson; inks: Al Vey; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Agustin Más; editing: Greg WeismanThe Anti-Monitor, Arisia, Blindside, Blue Beetle, Ch'p, Betty Clawman, Gregorio de la Vega, Eddore, Extraño First, The Floronic Man, Goldface, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
2-letters page2script: Peter Sanderson, Roy Thomas
3Shine on You Crazy Diamondcomic story17script: Rick Veitch; pencils: Brett Ewins; inks: Brett Ewins; colors: Shelley Eiber; letters: Agustin Más; editing: Greg Weisman, Mark WaidThe Anti-Monitor, The Atom, Batman, Blockbuster, Clayface, Jonathan Crane, Harvey Dent, Mark Desmond, The Floronic Man, Commissioner James Gordon, Gorilla Grodd, Green Lantern, Roger Hayden, Alec Holland

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893176602
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893176602

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Series context

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Sources

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