Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5 for Sale - First Appearance of Waylon Jones - Where to Buy

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Series: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: July 1985
Key date: 1985-07-00
On-sale date: 1985-03-26
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 Waylon Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Dr. Bradford Thorne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Col. Edmond Hamilton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Dr. Gilbert Giles - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The Chairman - 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	Gim Allon, Laevar Bolto, Arthur Brown, Chronos, Cinnamon, Circe First, Claw, Clayface, Clayface, Clayface, David Clinton, Clock King, Cluemaster, Colonel Computron First
1	Who's Who's Hows and Whys	letters page	1	script: Len Wein
2	Chronos	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	The Atom, Chronos, David Clinton, Ray Palmer
3	Cinnamon	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Brent Anderson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Cinnamon, Kate Manser
4	Circe	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Circe First, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
5	The Citadel	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Tod Smith; inks: Tod Smith; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	The Complex-Complex First, Harry Hokum First
6	Claw the Unconquered	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Claw, Valcan
7	Clayface [Basil Karlo]	character profile	0.67	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Clayface, Dick Grayson, Basil Karlo, Robin, Bruce Wayne
8	Clayface [Matt Hagen]	character profile	0.66	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Clayface, Matt Hagen
9	Clayface [Preston Payne]	character profile	0.67	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Clayface, Preston Payne
10	Clock King	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Clock King, Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, William Tockman
11	Cluemaster	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Arthur Brown, Cluemaster, Dick Grayson, Robin, Bruce Wayne
12	Colonel Computron	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Barry Allen, Colonel Computron First, The Flash, Basil Nurblin First, Francine Nurblin First, Luna Nurblin First
13	Colonel Future	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Eduardo Barreto; inks: Eduardo Barreto; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Colonel Future First, Col. Edmond Hamilton First, Clark Kent, Superman
14	Color Kid	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Color Kid, Ulu Vakk
15	Colossal Boy	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Gim Allon, Marte Allon, Wynn Allon First, Colossal Boy, Yera Allon
16	Commander Steel	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Commander Steel, Dr. Gilbert Giles First, Hank Heywood
17	Composite Superman	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, The Composite Superman, Clark Kent, Joe Meach, Superman, Bruce Wayne
18	Computo	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Computo, Danielle Foccart First
19	Congo Bill / Congorilla	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Congo Bill, The Congorilla, Janu
20	The Construct	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Black Canary, The Construct First, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Dinah Lance, Princess Diana, Oliver Queen, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman
21	Controllers	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jerry Bingham; inks: Jerry Bingham; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein
22	Copperhead	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Copperhead, Bruce Wayne
23	Cosmic Boy	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Cosmic Boy, Rokk Krinn
24	Cosmic King	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Tom Mandrake; inks: Tom Mandrake; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Laevar Bolto, Cosmic King
25	The Council	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Brains First, Bulldozer First, The Chairman First, Kong First, Matrix-Prime First, Ms. Mesmer First
26	Count Vertigo	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, Count Vertigo
27	Crazy-Quilt	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Greg Theakston; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Crazy-Quilt First, Dick Grayson, Quilt First, Robin, Bruce Wayne
28	The Creature Commandos	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Warren Griffith, Medusa First, Myrna Rhodes, Matthew Shrieve, Elliot "Lucky" Taylor, Vincent Velcro
29	The Creeper	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	The Creeper, Jack Ryder
30	Crime Doctor	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, The Crime Doctor First, Dr. Bradford Thorne First, Bruce Wayne
31	Crime Syndicate	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Johnny Quick, Owlman, Power Ring, Superwoman, Ultraman
32	The Crimson Avenger	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	The Crimson Avenger, Wing How, Lee Travis, Wing
33	Croc	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Killer Croc First, Waylon Jones First, Bruce Wayne
34	Cyborg	character profile	1	script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	Cyborg, Victor Stone
35	Cyclotron	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Todd Klein, Paul Levitz; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Len Wein, Tom Ziuko	The Atom, Terry Curtis, Cyclotron, Firebrand, Terri Kurtzberger First, Al Pratt, Danette Reilly, The Ultra-Humanite
36	DC Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893125107
Canadian	price 1.35 CAD; barcode 0709893125107

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-944-2	2003	On eBay ›
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-3833-9	2013	On eBay ›
Batman Arkham: Killer Croc #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-6345-4	2016	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

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