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4January 1988
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Doom Patrol #4

DC · January 1988 · on sale 1987-09-29

First appearance: Wayne HawkinsOrigin: Rhea Jones2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Doom Patrol (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
January 1988
Key date
1988-01-00
On-sale date
1987-09-29
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 Wayne Hawkins - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Rhea Jones.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle; colors: Anthony TollinArani Caulder, Celsius, Joshua Clay, Rhea Jones, Lodestone, Negative Woman, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Tempest, Valentina Vostock
1Trouble in Kansas City!comic story22script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: Janice ChiangArani Caulder, Celsius, Joshua Clay, Wayne Hawkins First, Rhea Jones Origin, Lodestone, Negative Woman, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Tempest, Larry Trainor, Valentina Vostock
2The Doom Patrol!letters page1script: Mike Gold

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893124201
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893124201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-9883-8		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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