Publishers / DC / Animal Man (1988) / #23
23May 1990
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP

Animal Man #23

DC · May 1990 · on sale 1990-03-29

First appearance: James Highwater
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Identification plate

Series
Animal Man (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
May 1990
Key date
1990-05-00
On-sale date
1990-03-29
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 1.85 CAD; 0.80 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of James Highwater - 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: Brian Bolland; inks: Brian BollandAnimal Man, Buddy Baker, The Phantom Stranger
1With Johnny DCpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as Johnny DC]; letters: typeset
2Crisiscomic story24script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Chas Truog; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John CostanzaAnimal Man, Aquagirl, Buddy Baker, Peggy Baxter, Beppo, Binky Biggs, Jason Blood, The Bug-Eyed Bandit, Bobo T. Chimpanzee, Jonathan Crane, Detective Chimp, Roger Hayden, James Highwater First, The Icicle
3-letters page1script: Art Young

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-968-X		2003On eBay ›
The Animal Man Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-3899-5		2013On eBay ›
Animal Man by Grant Morrison 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition #2
ISBN 978-1-77950-550-7		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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