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1April 1987
$1.00; 1.35 CAD

The Spectre #1

DC · April 1987 · on sale 1987-01-06

First appearance: Kim LiangFirst appearance: Winston ScullisFirst appearance: Louis Petrocci
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectre (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1987
Key date
1987-04-00
On-sale date
1987-01-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.35 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta; letters: Ed Hannigan, Todd KleinJim Corrigan, The Spectre
1-in-house column1script: Robert Hale
2Vesselscomic story25script: Doug Moench; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: John CostanzaJim Corrigan, Madame Xanadu, The Spectre, Boston Brand, Deadman, Alec Holland, Kim Liang First, Louis Petrocci First, Winston Scullis First, Swamp Thing, The Voice
3Of Ghostly Guardians and Resurrectionstext article2script: Bob Greenberger

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Series context

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Sources

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