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8November-December 1973
$0.20

Weird Worlds #8

DC · November-December 1973 · on sale 1973-08-02

First appearance: IronwolfFirst appearance: Shebaba O'NealFirst appearance: Empress Erika Klein-Hernandez
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Identification plate

Series
Weird Worlds (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
November-December 1973
Key date
1973-11-00
On-sale date
1973-08-02
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Empress Erika Klein-Hernandez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIronwolf First, Shebaba O'Neal First
2Iron-Wolfcomic story20script: Howard Chaykin, Denny O'Neil; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; letters: Walter SimonsonIronwolf First, Empress Erika Klein-Hernandez First, Missy First, Shebaba O'Neal First, Lord OMikel First, Tyrone First
6The Dramatic Break-Thru From -- DC The Line of Super-Stars!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Sol Harrison
9-in-house column1letters: typeset
11Just Put An X Next To The Comics You Want!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typeset
12The Biggest Bargain in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy
14-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q120635049 (Tyrone), first-appearance property (CC0)

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