Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 for Sale - First Appearance of Julian Day - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: June 1985
Key date: 1985-06-00
On-sale date: 1985-02-26
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 Julian Day - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Chris KL-99 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Morgan Le Fay - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of Siegmund Krieger - 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: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano	Joan Acton, Allen Adam, Condo Arlik, Billy Batson, Ral Benem, Black Mass First, Adam Blake, Thomas Blake First, Cain, The Calculator, Calendar Man First, Captain Atom, Captain Boomerang, Captain Carrot
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	The Cadre	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Mike Machlan; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Black Mass First, Crowbar First, Fastball First, Vanessa Kingsbury First, John Malone First, Nightfall First, Overmaster First, Shatterfist First, Shrike First, Malcolm Tandy First, Geoffrey Thibodeux First
3	Cain	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Cain
4	The Calculator	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	The Calculator, Green Arrow, Noah Kuttler, Oliver Queen
5	Calendar Man	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Batman, Calendar Man First, Julian Day First, Bruce Wayne
6	Camelot 3000	character profile	2	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Bolland; inks: Bolland; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Joan Acton, Jules Futrelle, King Arthur, Amber March First, Martins First, Jordan Matthew First, Modred First, Morgan Le Fay First, Tom Prentice, Lady Guinevere First, Sir Galahad First, Sir Gawain First, Sir Kay First, Sir Lancelot First
7	Captain Atom	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Rick Magyar; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Allen Adam, Captain Atom
8	Captain Boomerang	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Barry Allen, Captain Boomerang, The Flash, Digger Harkness
9	Captain Carrot	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Scott Shaw!; inks: Scott Shaw!; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Captain Carrot, Roger Rodney Rabbit
10	Captain Cold	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Bob Smith; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Barry Allen, Captain Cold, The Flash, Leonard Snart
11	Captain Comet	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Adam Blake, Captain Comet
12	Captain Compass	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Captain Compass
13	Captain Fear	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Walt Simonson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Captain Fear First, Fero First
14	Captain Marvel	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Shazam
15	Captain Marvel Jr.	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Captain Marvel Jr., Captain Nazi, Freddy Freeman, Albrecht Krieger
16	Captain Nazi	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Nazi, Adolf Hitler, Albrecht Krieger, Siegmund Krieger First
17	Capt. Storm	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Captain Johnny Cloud, Gunner, Sarge, Capt. William Storm
18	Cat-Man	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Art Adams; inks: Art Adams; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Batman, Thomas Blake First, Catman First, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
19	Catwoman [Earth-Two]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Dave Stevens; inks: Dave Stevens; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Batman, Catwoman, Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle
20	Catwoman [Earth-One]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Brent Anderson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Batman, Catwoman, Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne
21	The Cavalier	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Batman, The Cavalier, Mortimer Drake, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
22	Cave Carson	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Tim Truman; inks: Tim Truman; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Johnny Blake, Cave Carson, Lena the lemur, Christie Madison, Bulldozer Smith
23	Celsius	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Arani Caulder, Dr. Niles Caulder, Celsius, The Chief
24	Challengers Mountain	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: John Celardo; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood
25	Challengers of the Unknown	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Rocky Davis, Prof Haley, Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Red Ryan
26	Chameleon Boy	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Chameleon Boy, Reep Daggle
27	The Changeling	character profile	1	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Changeling, Garfield Logan
28	Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Trina Robbins; inks: Trina Robbins; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	The Cheetah, Princess Diana, Priscilla Rich, Wonder Woman
29	Cheetah [Debbi Domaine]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Jeffrey Burr, The Cheetah, Debbi Domaine, Kobra, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
30	Chemical King	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Condo Arlik, Drake Burroughs, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Reep Daggle, Dawnstar, Deregon First, Clark Kent, Superboy, Wildfire
31	Chemo	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Terry Austin; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Chemo, Gold, Iron, Clark Kent, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Platinum, Superman, Tin
32	Cheshire	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Cheshire, Jade Nguyen
33	The Chief	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, General Immortus
34	Chlorophyll Kid	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Ral Benem, Chlorophyll Kid
35	Chris KL-99	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Mike W. Barr; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko, Tatjana Wood	Halk First, Jero First, Chris KL-99 First
36	DC Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893125106
Canadian	price 1.35 CAD; barcode 0709893125106

Where to read it

Collection	Year
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The Jack Kirby Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-3833-9	2013	On eBay ›
The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9883-8	2020	On eBay ›
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Who's Who Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-77950-599-6	2021	On eBay ›
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Titans: Beast World: Evolution #1	2024	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q111373091 (Crowbar), first-appearance property (CC0)

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