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Publishers / DC / Guy Gardner (1992) / #8
8May 1993
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Guy Gardner #8

DC · May 1993 · on sale April 8, 1993

First appearance: Conner KentFirst appearance: SuperboyFirst appearance (promotional): Wise Son1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Guy Gardner (DC, 1992 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1993
Key date
May 1993
On-sale date
April 8, 1993
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance (promotional) of Wise Son - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Hannibal White - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Flashback - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Brickhouse - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Marta - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Sara Quinones - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Holocaust - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Leonard Smalls Jr. - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of DMZ - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Masquerade - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Tech-9 - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Rolando Texador - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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

First appearance (advertisement) of Rocky D. - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Beldar Conehead - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Prymaat Conehead - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

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
0Oh, No! Not Him Again!cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Terry Beatty; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Todd KleinGuy Gardner, Lobo
2The Lord of the Ringcomic story22script: Gerard Jones, Will Jacobs; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Terry Beatty; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzmanGuy Gardner, Goldface, Keith Kenyon, Lobo, Repo, Sally, Bucky Sharp
3Be Batman's Boss!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetBatman, Bruce Wayne
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn WhitmoreClark Kent, Superman
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.333letters: typeset
8DC Comics Are Available Through Subscription!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typesetBatman, Princess Diana, Tim Drake, Robin, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kelley Jones; inks: Kelley Jones; colors: Bob LeRoseBatman, Jonathan Crane, Joker, Scarecrow, Bruce Wayne
11There Goes the Neighborhood.promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Noelle GiddingsBrickhouse First, DMZ First, Flashback First, Holocaust First, Marta First, Masquerade First, Sara Quinones First, Leonard Smalls Jr. First, Tech-9 First, Rolando Texador First, Hannibal White First, Wise Son First
12DC Universe 8in-house column1pencils: Art Adams, Tom Grummett; inks: Art Adams, Doug HazlewoodConner Kent First, Glonth First, Superboy First
13-letters page2script: Eddie Berganza

Plus 5.167 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; barcode 07098930826805

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Series context

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Sources

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