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1December 1986
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Cosmic Boy #1

DC · December 1986 · on sale 1986-09-02

First appearance: Gwyneth Tate2 variantsStoryline: Legends
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Identification plate

Series
Cosmic Boy (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1986
Key date
1986-12-00
On-sale date
1986-09-02
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gwyneth Tate - 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...When History Went Wild!cover1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCosmic Boy, Rokk Krinn
1Those Who Will Not Learn the Lessons of History...comic story22script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Keith Giffen, Ernie Colón; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John CostanzaBrimstone, Glorious Godfrey, Clark Kent, Superman, Gwyneth Tate First, Cosmic Boy, Lydda Jath, Rokk Krinn, Night Girl, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Gypsy, J'Onn J'Onzz
2At Last! The Greatest Hero in Comics by the Greatest Talent in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; inks: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893120012
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893120012

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawkman #51986On eBay ›
Legends: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-095-X		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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