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5May 1997
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JLA #5

DC · May 1997 · on sale 1997-03-12

First appearance: Tomorrow WomanFirst appearance: Joey MasonDeath of Tomorrow Woman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
JLA (DC, 1997 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May 1997
Key date
1997-05-00
On-sale date
1997-03-12
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120811400511
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Death on record for: Tomorrow Woman.

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 New Faces of the JLAcover1pencils: Howard Porter; inks: John Dell; colors: Liquid!; letters: Todd KleinArtemis, Green Arrow, Connor Hawke, Hitman, John Henry Irons, Clark Kent, Tommy Monaghan, Eel O'Brian, Plastic Man, Steel, Superman, Tomorrow Woman First
1Woman of Tomorrowcomic story22script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Howard Porter; inks: John Dell; colors: Pat Garrahy, Heroic Age; letters: Ken LopezArtemis, Aztek, Batman, Max Crandall, Damage, Princess Diana, Tim Drake, Grant Emerson, The Flash, Guy Gardner, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Connor Hawke, Hitman
2#39in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page2script: Ruben Diaz

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230555105

Where to read it

CollectionYear
American Dreams
ISBN 1-56389-394-0		1998On eBay ›
JLA: The Deluxe Edition #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1843-0		2008On eBay ›
JLA #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3314-3		2008On eBay ›
JLA: New World Order DC Essential Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8865-5		2019On eBay ›
JLA #1
ISBN 978-1-77952-567-3		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q134879562 (Joey Mason), first-appearance property (CC0)

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