Who's Who Update '88 #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Weng Chan - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Who's Who Update '88 (DC, 1988 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: August 1988
Key date: 1988-08-00
On-sale date: 1988-04-19
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Carlo "Chuck" Siriani - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Dumas - 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: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton
1	Who's Who's Hows & Whys	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Waid
2	Amazing-Man	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Simpson; inks: Malcolm Jones III; colors: Carl Gafford	Amazing-Man, Will Everett
3	Atom II	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Keith Wilson; colors: Carl Gafford	The Atom, Ray Palmer
4	Axis Amerika!	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Simpson; inks: Malcolm Jones III; colors: Carl Gafford	Der Grösshorn Eule, Gudra, Kamikaze First, Der See Wolf, Der Übermensch, Usil, the Sun-Archer
5	Blackhawk	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Carl Gafford	Blackhawk, Janos Prohaska
6	Blackhawks	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Burchett; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Carl Gafford	Andre Blanc-Dumont, Weng Chan First, Stanislaus Drozdowski First, Olaf Friedriksen First, Ritter Hendricksen First, Natalie Reed First, Carlo "Chuck" Siriani First
7	Black Thorn	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Erwin; inks: Al Vey; colors: Carl Gafford	Black Thorn, Elizabeth Thorne
8	Blue Trinity	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Carl Gafford	Ivana Christina Borodin Molotova, Gregor Gregorovich, Boleslaw Uminski
9	Brainiac	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Carl Gafford	Brainiac, Milton Moses Fine, Vril Dox
10	Checkmate	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Erwin; inks: Al Vey; colors: Carl Gafford	Black Thorn, Harvey Bullock, Kalia Campbell, Grace Guiness, Harry Stein, Elizabeth Thorne, Amanda Waller
11	Chunk	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Carl Gafford	Chester 'Chunk' Runk
12	Crimson Avenger	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Gustovich; inks: Mike Gustovich; colors: Carl Gafford	The Crimson Avenger, Lee Travis
13	Danny Chase	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Collins; inks: Stephen Baskerville; colors: Carl Gafford	Danny Chase
14	Doctor Fate II	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Carl Gafford	Doctor Fate
15	Doctor Mist	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Artis; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Carl Gafford	Doctor Mist, Nommo
16	Doctor Occult	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Stasi; inks: Rich Rankin; colors: Carl Gafford	Dr. Occult
17	Doom Patrol	character profile	2	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Carl Gafford	Arani Caulder, Celsius, Joshua Clay, Scott Fischer, Wayne Hawkins, Rhea Jones, Karma, Lodestone, Negative Woman, Cliff Steele, Tempest, Larry Trainor, Valentina Vostock
18	Duchess	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Luke McDonnell; colors: Carl Gafford	Lashina
19	Dumas	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Doug Rice; inks: Doug Rice; colors: Carl Gafford	Dumas First
20	Felix Faust	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Artis; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Carl Gafford	Felix Faust
21	Firestorm	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Carl Gafford	Firestorm
22	Forever People	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ty Templeton; inks: Ty Templeton; colors: Carl Gafford	Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Vykin the Black
23	Gangbuster	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Carl Gafford	Jose Delgado, Gangbuster
24	Garguax	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Carl Gafford	Garguax
25	Ghost	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Carl Gafford	The Ghost, Alec Rois
26	Gnort	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Stephen DeStefano; inks: Richard Bruning; colors: Carl Gafford	G'nort, Green Lantern
27	Godiva II	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Michael Collins; inks: Michael Collins; colors: Carl Gafford	Godiva
28	Green Arrow	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Carl Gafford	Green Arrow, Oliver Queen
29	Green Flame	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Carl Gafford	Beatriz da Costa, Green Flame
30	Green Lantern II	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Carl Gafford	Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
31	Green Lantern Corps	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Carl Gafford	Arisia, Ch'p, Driq, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
32	Harlequin II	character profile	1	script: Robert Greenberger, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Vince Argondezzi; inks: Rich Rankin; colors: Carl Gafford	Marcie Cooper, Harlequin
33	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Canadian	price 1.75 CAD; barcode 07098931697308
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; barcode 07098931697308

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Amazing Heroes #154	1988	On eBay ›
The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9883-8	2020	On eBay ›
Blackhawk: Blood and Iron #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-077-9	2020	On eBay ›
Who's Who Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-77950-599-6	2021	On eBay ›
Superman: The Man of Steel #4 ISBN 978-1-77951-321-2	2022	On eBay ›

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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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