Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #12 for Sale - First Appearance of Eve - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series)
Issue: #12
Publication date: February 1986
Key date: 1986-02-00
On-sale date: 1985-10-29
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Toshiaki White Crane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of Kana, the Shadow Warrior - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Professor Irving Bleinseid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Elvira Coddleston - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor S. W. Kirschtorte - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Sylvia Bloomberg - 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	2	pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Dick Giordano	Val Armorr, Eddie Bloomberg, Jeffrey Burr, Jonny Double, Jor-El, King Faraday, Christopher "Kit" Freeman, Rip Jagger, Judomaster, Kalibak, Kalista, Kamandi, Kana, the Shadow Warrior First, Karate Kid
1	Who's Who's Hows and Whys	letters page	1	script: Len Wein
2	Jonny Double	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jonny Double
3	Jor-El	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jor-El, Clark Kent, Lara
4	Judomaster	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Frank McLaughlin; inks: Frank McLaughlin; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Rip Jagger, Judomaster, The Smiling Skull, Masi Tanaka, Tiger, Rudolf Wolk
5	Justice League of America	character profile	2	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Barry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Snapper Carr, Arthur Curry, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Gypsy
6	Justice League of America Headquarters	character profile	2	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Roy Richardson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Clark Kent, Superman
7	Justice Society of America	character profile	2	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Jim Corrigan, Doctor Fate, Wesley Dodds, Dr. Mid-Nite, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman
8	Justice Society Headquarters	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko
9	J. Wilbur Wolfingham	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bob Smith; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Clark Kent, Superman, J. Wilbur Wolfingham
10	Kalibak	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Greg Theakston; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Darkseid, Kalibak, Orion
11	Kalista	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Tod Smith; inks: Tod Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Kalista, Pren, Primus
12	Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Greg Theakston; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Doctor Canus, Kamandi, Buddy Blank, Spirit First
13	Kana, Secret Shadow Warrior	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Kana, the Shadow Warrior First
14	Kandor	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Brainiac, Flamebird, Nor-Kann, Clark Kent, Nightwing, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
15	Kanjar Ro	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter, Princess Diana, Kanjar Ro, Wonder Woman
16	Karate Kid	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Val Armorr, Toshiaki White Crane First, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Sensei First
17	Katana	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Katana, Nunchaku First, Tatsu Yamashiro
18	The Key	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Eduardo Barreto; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Hawkman, Katar Hol, J'Onn J'Onzz, The Key, Martian Manhunter
19	The Khunds	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Greg Theakston; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Kharlak
20	Kid Devil	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Professor Irving Bleinseid First, Marla Bloom First, Bob Bloomberg First, Eddie Bloomberg, Sylvia Bloomberg First, Blue Devil, Daniel Cassidy, Professor Elvira Coddleston First, Kid Devil, Professor S. W. Kirschtorte First, Robin, Jason Todd, Vanquisher First, Van Vanucci First
21	Kid Eternity	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Christopher "Kit" Freeman, Kid Eternity, Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Keeper
22	Kid Flash	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Barry Allen, The Flash, Kid Flash, Iris West Allen, Mary West, Rudolph West, Wally West
23	Killer Frost	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Firestorm, Crystal Frost, Killer Frost, Killer Frost, Dr. Louise Lincoln, Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein
24	Killer Moth	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Killer Moth, Drury Walker, Bruce Wayne
25	Killer Shark	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Blackhawk, General Haifisch First, Killer Shark, Killer Shark First
26	The King	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	The King, King Standish
27	King Faraday	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	King Faraday
28	Knights of the Galaxy	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Commando Lyle, Ora
29	Kobra	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Alan Davis; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jeffrey Burr, Eve First, Kobra
30	Kole	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Jericho, Kole, Kole Weathers, Joseph Wilson
31	Kong the Untamed	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Alfredo Alcala; inks: Alfredo Alcala; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Gurat First, Kong First

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893125102
Canadian	price 1.35 CAD; barcode 0709893125102

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-944-2	2003	On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: An Eye for an Eye #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-1569-6	2008	On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-1583-5	2008	On eBay ›
Kobra: Resurrection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2655-8	2010	On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-3746-2	2013	On eBay ›
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-3833-9	2013	On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7	2018	On eBay ›
Kamandi by Jack Kirby Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7469-6	2018	On eBay ›
New Gods by Jack Kirby #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-8169-4	2018	On eBay ›
Batman and the Outsiders #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-8764-1	2019	On eBay ›
Who's Who Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-77950-599-6	2021	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q126715496 (Kana, the Shadow Warrior), first-appearance property (CC0)

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