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614August 23, 1988
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Action Comics Weekly #614

DC · August 23, 1988 · on sale 1988-07-07

First appearance: Eddie Fyers
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Identification plate

Series
Action Comics Weekly (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#614
Publication date
August 23, 1988
Key date
1988-08-23
On-sale date
1988-07-07
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Eddie Fyers - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Green Lantern... America's Cosmic Defender!cover1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Ty Templeton; editing: Robert GreenbergerGreen Lantern, Hal Jordan
2Bring Me a Mancomic story8script: Peter David; pencils: Tod Smith; inks: Tod Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Dennis O'Neil, Dan RasplerArisia, Guy Gardner, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Abin Sur
3Death Godcomic story8script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Tom Grindberg; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Mike CarlinThe Phantom Stranger
5[The Cheshire Contract, Chapter Two] First Bloodcomic story8script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Tom Poston; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Albert De Guzman; editing: Barbara KeselCheshire, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Jade Nguyen, Nightwing, Speedy
7Death Comes Calling...comic story2script: Roger Stern; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bill Oakley; editing: Mike CarlinClark Kent, Superman, Charles Culpepper
9The Tin Roof Club, Part Fourcomic story7script: Mindy Newell; pencils: Barry Kitson; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Carrie Spiegle; editing: Dennis O'Neil, Dan RasplerCatwoman, Selina Kyle, George Flannery
11-letters page2script: Mike Gold; pencils: Barry Crain; inks: Rick MagyarJack Wheeler, Wild Dog
12Bitter Fruit, Part 4comic story8script: Sharon Wright; pencils: Randy DuBurke; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Steve Haynie; editing: Mike GoldBlack Canary, Eddie Fyers First, Dinah Lance, Luis Librado, Rita Librado, William B. MacDonald, Barry Neiman, Vincent Scales, Doug Vallines, Ellen Waverly

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4044-8		2013On eBay ›
Superman: The Power Within #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5152-9		2015On eBay ›
The DC Universe by Mike Mignola #[nn]
ISBN 9781401268886		2017On eBay ›
The DC Universe by Mike Mignola #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8114-4		2018On eBay ›
DC Finest: Catwoman: Life Lines #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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