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1June 1989
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Hawk and Dove #1

DC · June 1989 · on sale April 20, 1989

First appearance: Gauntlet1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hawk and Dove (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1989
Key date
June 1989
On-sale date
April 20, 1989
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gauntlet - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Karl KeselDove, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Hawk
2Gauntlet!comic story22script: Barbara Kesel, Karl Kesel; pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bob PinahaNathaniel Adam, Batman, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Michael Jon Carter, Ralph Dibny, Dove, The Elongated Man, Firestorm, Guy Gardner, Gauntlet First, Dawn Granger, Green Lantern, Green Lantern
8DC Annuals 1989promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Steve Lightle, George Pratt; inks: Steve Lightle, George Pratt
11-public service announcement0.03letters: typeset
12Death Times Two!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Dick Giordano
13-letters page1.75script: Dave Burd
14-preview (from the publisher)0.25pencils: Greg Guler; inks: Karl Kesel

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098931136706

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Series context

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Sources

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