G.I. Combat #231 for Sale - First Appearance of Control - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series)
Issue: #231
Publication date: July 1981
Key date: 1981-07-00
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.00
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Falcon - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The $150 Million Shot	cover	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Falcon First, Jeb Stuart
1	Make Every Shot Count	comic story	1	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: John Costanza
2	The $150 Million Shot! Part 1: Double-Headed Mission!	comic story	6	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; colors: Adrienne; letters: Gaspar	Gus Gray First, Rick Rawlins, Slim Stryker, General J.E.B. Stuart, Jeb Stuart
3	[The $150 Million Shot!] Part 2: Tower of Terror!	comic story	7	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; colors: Adrienne; letters: Gaspar	Gus Gray First, Rick Rawlins, Slim Stryker, General J.E.B. Stuart, Jeb Stuart
4	The Magnificent 1st Marines (Part 1)	text article	1	script: Murray Boltinoff
5	The Time Bomb Spy!	comic story	10	script: Evan Douglas; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Gaspar	Control First, Falcon First
6	Passport for Escape	comic story	7	script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: Tenny Henson; inks: Tenny Henson; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Esphidy	Lt. Henry Lake; Yang Muda (death)
7	-	letters page	1	script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman
8	Tin Pot Lottery	comic story	6	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ken Landgraf; inks: Simons; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	The Kid; Corporal; Sergeant; Eddie (corpse); German soldier (death); Liselotte (photo)
9	The Trojan Tank!	comic story	10	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Sam Glanzman; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Gaspar	Gus Gray First, Rick Rawlins, Erwin Rommel, Slim Stryker, General J.E.B. Stuart, Jeb Stuart
10	Death Comes in Three's	comic story	1	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: John Costanza	Jones; Sarge; Starke (death)
11	The 40mm Grenade Launcher M79	illustration	1	script: Sam Glanzman; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0709893050007

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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