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9January 1994
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Icon #9

DC · January 1994 · on sale 1993-11-25

First appearance: BlitzenFirst appearance: Valerie KameyaFirst appearance: Donner1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Icon (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
January 1994
Key date
1994-01-00
On-sale date
1993-11-25
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.50; 1.95 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120058300911
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Mayor Thomasina Jefferson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Onslaught - 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
0The Big Bang Was Just the Begining...cover1pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Walt Simonson; colors: Noelle C. GiddingsAugustus Freeman, Icon
1Shadow of a Doubtcomic story22script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Mike Gustovich; colors: J. Scott J., James Brown; letters: Steve DutroMartin Berger, Blitzen First, The Boogieman, Gerri Brauer First, Brickhouse, Harry Chawney, Pui Chung, Dharma, Donner First, Raquel Ervin, Sandra Ervin First, Fade, Flashback, Augustus Freeman
2Iconoclastsletters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098930703201

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Milestone Compendium #1
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Series context

‹ #89 of 42#10 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q64737896 (Blitzen), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q64737894 (Donner), first-appearance property (CC0)

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