Publishers / DC / JSA (1999) / #5
5December 1999
$2.50; 3.95 CAD

JSA #5

DC · December 1999 · on sale October 20, 1999

First appearance (cover): Sand1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
JSA (DC, 1999 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 1999
Key date
December 1999
On-sale date
October 20, 1999
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194121978300511
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Sand - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Sand Storm!cover1pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Todd KleinSandy Hawkins, Sand First
1Groundedcomic story22script: James Robinson, David Goyer; pencils: Derec Aucoin; inks: Michael Bair; colors: John Kalisz, Heroic Age; letters: Ken LopezMr. Terrific, Obsidian, John Stewart
2JSAletters page0.67script: Peter T.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07447030727312

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice Be Done
ISBN 1563896206		2000On eBay ›
JSA Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-4761-4		2014On eBay ›
JSA by Geoff Johns #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7490-0		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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