Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Diablo - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Disney Villains: Maleficent (Dynamite Entertainment, 2023 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 2023
Key date: 2023-05-17
On-sale date: 2023-05-17
Indicia publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Price: $3.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 72513033020801011
Rating: Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Diablo - 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: Jae Lee; inks: Jae Lee; colors: June Chung	Maleficent, Diablo First
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	20	script: Soo Lee; pencils: Soo Lee; inks: Soo Lee; colors: Soo Lee; letters: Jeff Eckleberry	Diablo First, Maleficent
3	Next Issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Alan Quah; inks: Alan Quah
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Lesley Li, Mirka Andolfo, Jacob Edgar, George Kambadais; inks: Lesley Li, Mirka Andolfo, Jacob Edgar, George Kambadais
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Karen S. Darboe, Trish Forstner, Erica Henderson, Alessandro Ranaldi, Jae Lee; inks: Karen S. Darboe, Trish Forstner, Erica Henderson, Alessandro Ranaldi, Jae Lee
7	Cover Gallery	illustration	5	pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Cover B - Soo Lee	barcode 72513033020801021
Cover M - Erica D'Urso Virgin	barcode 72513033020801131
Cover G - David Nakayama	barcode 72513033020801071
Cover Z - Ken Haeser B&W	barcode 72513033020801261
Cover C - Jennifer L. Meyer	barcode 72513033020801031
Cover D - Rebeca Puebla	barcode 72513033020801041
Cover E - Erica D'Urso	barcode 72513033020801051
Cover H - Giulia Rinaldo VHS Homage	barcode 72513033020801081
Cover I - Jae Lee B&W	barcode 72513033020801091
Cover J - Soo Lee Character Design	barcode 72513033020801101
Cover K - David Nakayama Modern Icon Virgin	barcode 72513033020801111
Cover L - Miriana Puglia Action Figure	barcode 72513033020801121
Cover V - J. Scott Campbell	barcode 72513033020801221
Cover W - Ken Haeser	barcode 72513033020801231
Cover R - Jae Lee Virgin Foil	barcode 72513033020801181
Cover F - Blank Authentix	barcode 72513033020801061
Cover X - Purple Blank Authentix	barcode 72513033020801241
Cover ZD - Erica D'Urso B&W	barcode 72513033020801301
Cover O - Soo Lee Virgin	barcode 72513033020801301
Cover T - Jae Lee Premium Metal	barcode 72513033020801201
Cover Y - Green Blank Authentix	barcode 72513033020801251
Cover ZB - Jennifer L. Meyer B&W	barcode 72513033020801281
Cover ZE - David Nakayama B&W	barcode 72513033020801311
Cover N - Rebeca Puebla Virgin	barcode 72513033020801141
Cover P - Jennifer L. Meyer Virgin	barcode 72513033020801161
Cover S - Soo Lee Maleficent Head	barcode 72513033020801191
Cover U - Jae Lee Virgin	barcode 72513033020801211
Cover ZA - Soo Lee B&W	barcode 72513033020801271
Cover ZC - Rebeca Puebla B&W	barcode 72513033020801291
Cover ZF - Ken Haeser Virgin	barcode 72513033020801321
Cover Q - Jennifer L. Meyer Virgin Foil	barcode 72513033020801171
Cover ZG - J. Scott Campbell Virgin	barcode 72513033020801331
Retailer Exclusive - Whatnot Adrian Ropp Cover	barcode 72513033020801541
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Where to read it

Collection	Year
Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 ISBN 9781524124748	2024	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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