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250May 1986
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Justice League of America #250

DC · May 1986 · on sale 1986-01-14

First appearance: Ryan Choi2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#250
Publication date
May 1986
Key date
1986-05-00
On-sale date
1986-01-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.60 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ryan Choi - 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: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bill WrayBatman, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Gypsy, Hank Heywood III, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Martian Manhunter, Mari McCabe, Oliver Queen, Paco Ramone
1The Return of the Justice League of Americacomic story38script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bill Wray; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Albert DeGuzmanAquaman, The Atom, Batman, Ryan Choi First, Arthur Curry, Sue Dearbon Dibny, Despero, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Gypsy, Hawkman, Hawkwoman
2Guest Meanwhile...in-house column1script: Paul Kupperberg
3-letters page2script: Alan Gold; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893055505
Canadianprice 1.60 CAD; barcode 0709893055505

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Justice League: The Detroit Era Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7685-0		2018On eBay ›
DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-244-9		2025On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q91027382 (Ryan Choi), first-appearance property (CC0)

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