All-Star Squadron #60 for Sale - First Appearance of Lashtarr - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series)
Issue: #60
Publication date: August 1986
Key date: 1986-08-00
On-sale date: 1986-05-06
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Zorla - 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	The Justice Society Is Back!!	cover	1	pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway	The Atom, Jim Corrigan, Wesley Dodds, Dr. Mid-Nite, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Ted Knight, Charles McNider, Al Pratt, Princess Diana, The Sandman, The Spectre, Starman, Johnny Thunder
1	The End of the Beginning!	comic story	22	script: Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas; pencils: Mike Clark, Arvell Jones; inks: Colletta, DeZuniga; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: David Cody Weiss	Air Wave, Amazing-Man, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, The Black Condor, Johnny Chambers, Jim Corrigan, Robert Crane / Paul Dennis, The Crimson Avenger, Dan the Dyna-Mite, Darrel Dane, Wesley Dodds, Doll Man
2	The New Teen Titans Spotlight On...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Dick Giordano	Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal
4	Secret Origins	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dick Giordano, Marshall Rogers; inks: Terry Austin, Dick Giordano	Batman, Halo, Violet Harper / Gabrielle Doe, Bruce Wayne
5	-	in-house column	1	script: Dick Giordano
6	All-Star Squadroom	letters page	1.78	script: Roy Thomas
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.22	pencils: Pat Broderick; inks: Pat Broderick	Lashtarr First, Maurkon First, Mortanos First, Myridian First, Shatragon First, Squamonoton First, Zorla First
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian Bolland	Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman
9	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Dick Giordano	Batman, Hugo Strange, Bruce Wayne

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893111108
Canadian	price 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893111108

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-7459-7	2019	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #5960 of 67#61 ›

Sources

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

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