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Publishers / DC / Blue Devil (1984) / #31
31December 1986
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Blue Devil #31

DC · December 1986 · on sale August 26, 1986

First appearance (cover): Norm Paxton2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Blue Devil (DC, 1984 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
December 1986
Key date
December 1986
On-sale date
August 26, 1986
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Norm Paxton - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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: Paris Cullins; inks: Gary MartinBlue Devil, Daniel Cassidy, Norm Paxton First, Sharon Scott
1Hell's Angelcomic story38script: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Bob Rozakis; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Bob Orzechowski; inks: Gary Martin, Dave Hunt; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Bob Lappan, Albert DeGuzman; editing: Barbara Randall, Julius SchwartzBlue Devil [Dan Cassidy]; Lucifer; Sharon Scott; Norm Paxton; Marlo Bloom; Jock Verner; Wayne Tarrant; Eddie Bloomberg; Mary Frances Cassidy; Seamus Cassidy; Madame Xanadu
2-letters page2script: Barbara

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893112312
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0709893112312

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Series context

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Sources

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