Who's Who in the DC Universe #14 for Sale - First Appearance of Valor - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Who's Who in the DC Universe (DC, 1990 series)
Issue: #14
Publication date: November 1991
Key date: 1991-11-00
On-sale date: 1991-10-31
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $4.95; 5.95 CAD
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Robert Long - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Who's Who	cover	1	pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin
1	Who's Who	letters page	2	script: Bob Kahan
2	Anarky	character profile	2	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Norm Breyfogle; inks: Norm Breyfogle; colors: Anthony Tollin	Anarky, Lonnie Machin
3	Animal Man	character profile	2	script: Tom Veitch; pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland; colors: Tom McCraw	Animal Man, Buddy Baker
4	Catherine Cobert	character profile	2	script: Kevin Dooley; pencils: Terry Austin; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Tom McCraw	Catherine Cobert
5	Doctor Alchemy	character profile	2	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Anthony Tollin	Alvin Desmond, Doctor Alchemy
6	Green Arrow	character profile	2	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Tom McCraw	Green Arrow, Oliver Queen
7	Injustice League	character profile	2	script: Kevin Dooley; pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Art Nichols; colors: Tom McCraw	Injustice League
8	Invasion!	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Bart Sears; inks: Randy Elliott; colors: Tom McCraw	Invasion
9	Lady Quark	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle; colors: Tom McCraw	Lady Quark, Tashana
10	Lana Lang and Pete Ross	character profile	2	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Tom McCraw	Lana Lang, Pete Ross
11	Lord Chaos	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Grindberg; inks: Tom Grindberg; colors: Anthony Tollin	Robert Long First, Lord Chaos First
12	Maxie Zeus	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin	Maxie Zeus
13	Millennium	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Mark A. Nelson; colors: Tom McCraw	Millennium
14	New Titans	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin	New Titans
15	Nightwing	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; colors: Anthony Tollin	Dick Grayson, Nightwing
16	Obsidian	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Anthony Tollin	Obsidian, Todd Rice
17	Pantha	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin	Rosabelle Mendez First, Pantha First
18	Ragman	character profile	2	script: Robert Loren Fleming; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; colors: Anthony Tollin	Ragman, Rory Regan
19	Ranzz Family	character profile	2	script: Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Tom McCraw	Ranzz Family
20	Rex the Wonder Dog	character profile	2	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton; colors: Anthony Tollin	Rex the Wonder Dog
21	Tamaran	character profile	2	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin	Tamaran
22	The Teen Titans	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin	Teen Titans
23	The Untouchables	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: Brian Stelfreeze; inks: Brian Stelfreeze; colors: Tom McCraw	Untouchables
24	Valor	character profile	2	script: Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Tom McCraw	Lar Gand, Valor First
25	Wildebeest	character profile	2	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Al Vey; colors: Anthony Tollin	Wildebeest

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Legends of the Dark Knight: Norm Breyfogle #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-8512-8	2019	On eBay ›
Who's Who Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-77951-519-3	2023	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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