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8September 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Wonder Woman #8

DC · September 1987 · on sale 1987-05-12

First appearance: Barry LocatelliFirst appearance: Vince Meekins2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1987
Key date
1987-09-00
On-sale date
1987-05-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Time Passagescover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezBatman, Billy Batson, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Etta Candy, Captain Marvel, Changeling, Chuma, Doctor Fate, The Flash, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Julia Kapatelis
1Time Passagescomic story22script: George Pérez, Len Wein; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John Costanza, L. S. MacIntoshBatman, Billy Batson, Karen Berger, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Etta Candy, Captain Marvel, Changeling, Chuma, Doctor Fate, The Flash, Guy Gardner, Glorious Godfrey, Green Lantern
2-letters page2script: Karen Berger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893178109
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893178109

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Challenge of the Gods
ISBN 1-4012-0324-8		2004On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5547-3		2015On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6375-1		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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