Publishers / DC / Suicide Squad (1987) / #14
14June 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Suicide Squad #14

DC · June 1988 · on sale 1988-03-01

First appearance: Larry EdenFirst appearance: The Incubus2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
June 1988
Key date
1988-06-00
On-sale date
1988-03-01
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Nightshade Odyssey, Part 1cover1pencils: Jerry Bingham; inks: Jerry BinghamThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Eve Eden, The Enchantress, Digger Harkness, Floyd Lawton, June Moone, Nightshade, Benjamin Turner, Lashina, Rick Flag Jr.
1Slipping Into Darknesscomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Luke McDonnell; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd KleinThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Eve Eden, The Enchantress, Digger Harkness, Floyd Lawton, June Moone, Nightshade, Ronald Reagan, Benjamin Turner, Flo Crowly, Senator Cray, Dzamor
2-letters page2script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: Jerry Bingham; inks: Jerry Bingham
3-in-house column1script: Jenette Kahn

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893120206
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893120206

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The Nightshade Odyssey
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Series context

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Sources

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