World's Finest Comics #262 for Sale - First Appearance of Pride - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue: #262
Publication date: April-May 1980
Key date: 1980-04-00
On-sale date: 1980-01-08
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 68
Barcode: 0709893073005
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Injustice - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd Klein	Batman, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Clark Kent, Adam Strange, Superman, Bruce Wayne
1	The Power of the Pi-Meson Man!	comic story	17	script: Dennis O'Neil; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda	Batman, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Bruce Wayne
3	Gravitational Boom-a-rang	comic story	7	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Black Canary, Green Arrow, Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen
4	Siren of the Sargasso	comic story	10	script: Bob Rozakis; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Shelly Leferman	Aqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Mera
5	The Ghost of Adam Strange	comic story	7	script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Ken Landgraf; inks: Armando Gil; colors: Todd Klein; letters: Ben Oda	Alanna Strange, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Red Tornado, Adam Strange, Shayera Thal
6	The Captain Marvel of 7,000 B. C.	comic story	10	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben Oda	Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, The Champion First, Envy First, The Three Faces of Evil, Greed First, Hatred First, Injustice First, Jebediah First, Laziness First, Pride First, Selfishness First, Shazam, Sin
7	-	letters page	0.75	script: JCH
8	Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Arthur Gutowitz

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal #3 ISBN 978-1-77950-946-8	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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Series context

‹ #261261 of 322#263 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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