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10June 1981
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DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #10

DC · June 1981

First appearance (cover): Tara MorganFirst appearance (cover): Mariah RomanovaFirst appearance (cover): Machiste1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
June 1981
Key date
June 1981
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.95
Pages
100

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Swords Against the Demon Priest!cover2pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDeimos, Machiste First, Travis Morgan, Mariah Romanova First, Tara Morgan First, The Warlord
1Mike Grell's Warlord in The Deimos Saga!table of contents1script: Laurie Sutton
2Cover - Warlord #29cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; editing: Jack C. HarrisWarlord [Travis Morgan]
3The Deimos Sagacomic story93script: Mike Grell; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell, Joe Rubinstein, Vince Colletta; colors: Karin; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Joe Orlando, Paul Levitz, Jack C. Harris, Larry HamaDeimos, Machiste First, Joshua Morgan First, Travis Morgan, Mariah Romanova First, Tara Morgan First, The Warlord
4Cover - Warlord #19cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; editing: Jack C. HarrisWarlord [Travis Morgan]
5Warlord #45promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike GrellWarlord [Travis Morgan]
6The Man Behind the Warlordtext article1script: Andrew Helfer; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike GrellMike Grell

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