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1February 1988
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Forever People #1

DC · February 1988 · on sale 1987-10-20

First appearance: The DarkFirst appearance: Maya
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Identification plate

Series
Forever People (DC, 1988 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
1988-02-00
On-sale date
1987-10-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Dark - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Return to Forever!cover1pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Karl Kesel; letters: Todd KleinBeautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Vykin the Black
1-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano
2The Day after Forevercomic story24script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: John CostanzaBeautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Donald Bergman, The Dark First, Darkseid, Desaad, Devilance, Drax, Glorious Godfrey, The Infinity Man, Mantis
3Once Upon a Time...text article1script: J. M. DeMatteis

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Series context

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Sources

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