Publishers / DC / Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) / #1
1May 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #1

DC · May 1983 · on sale 1983-01-11

First appearance: Amy WinstonFirst appearance: AmethystFirst appearance: Dark Opal3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (DC, 1983 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1983
Key date
1983-05-00
On-sale date
1983-01-11
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Sardonyx - 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
0-cover1pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd KleinAmethyst First, Dark Opal First, Amy Winston First
2The Birthrightcomic story25script: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: CostanzaAmethyst First, Dark Opal First, Sardonyx First, Amy Winston First
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón
4-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Test-Market Editionprice 0.35 USD
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893342305
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0709893342305

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #521984On eBay ›
Showcase Presents Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3677-9		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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