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1October 1983
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The Comet #1

Archie · October 1983 · on sale 1983

First appearance: Steve DickeringFirst appearance: The Hangman
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Identification plate

Series
The Comet (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1983
Key date
1983-10-00
On-sale date
1983
Indicia publisher
Red Circle Productions Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Reintroducing: A Comics Legend! The Blood-Thirsty Cosmic Avenger!cover2pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Alex NiñoThe Comet, John Dickering
1Innocence Lostforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Bill DuBay
2The Origin of the Cometcomic story19script: Bill DuBay; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Alex Niño; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill DuBayThe Black Hood, Matthew "Kip" Burland, The Comet, Bob Dickering, John Dickering, Thelma Gordon, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Steel Sterling, John Sterling
3The Hangman's Noosecomic story10script: Bill DuBay; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Rudy Nebres; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill YoshidaBob Dickering, Steve Dickering First, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman, The Hangman First

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New Crusaders: Legacy #[nn]
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Sources

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