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1October 1989
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Star Trek: The Next Generation #1

DC · October 1989 · on sale 1989-09-14

First appearance: Miles O'BrienFirst appearance: Katherine Pulaski1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1989
Key date
1989-10-00
On-sale date
1989-09-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Miles O'Brien - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerome Moore; inks: Jerome MooreWesley Crusher, Data, Geordi La Forge, Jean-Luc Picard, Katherine Pulaski First, William Riker, Deanna Troi, Worf
1Don't Call Me Chief!in-house column0.67script: Jenette Kahn
2Return to Raimoncomic story22script: Michael Jan Friedman; pencils: Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Julianna Ferriter; letters: Bob PinahaWesley Crusher, Data, Geordi La Forge, Miles O'Brien First, Jean-Luc Picard, Katherine Pulaski First, William Riker, Deanna Troi, Worf
3Starfleet Confidentialtext article2.25script: Robert Greenberger
4Star Trek: The Next Generation Stardate Guidetext article0.75letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098931240110

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Series context

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Sources

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