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31October 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Justice League America #31

DC · October 1989 · on sale 1989-08-17

First appearance: Doctor FateFirst appearance: Gray Man1 variantStoryline: The Teasdale Imperative
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League America (DC, 1989 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
October 1989
Key date
1989-10-00
On-sale date
1989-08-17
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 Doctor Fate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Teasdale Imperative, Part Onecover1pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; letters: Todd KleinNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom, Beatriz da Costa, Ralph Dibny, Doctor Fate First, The Elongated Man, Fire, The Flash, Ice, J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Tora Olafsdotter, Wally West, Blue Beetle
1Crossed Wires!comic story22script: Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Albert De GuzmanBatman, Helena Bertinelli, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Michael Jon Carter, Catherine Cobert, Jim Corrigan, Beatriz da Costa, Doctor Fate First, Fire, Scott Free, Guy Gardner, Gray Man First, The Huntress
2-letters page2script: Kevin Dooley

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07098930555710

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2782-1		2010On eBay ›
Justice League International #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-3119-4		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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