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17August 1994
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Legionnaires #17

DC · August 1994 · on sale 1994-06-23

First appearance: Chemical KingFirst appearance: Urthlo1 variantStoryline: End of an Era
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Identification plate

Series
Legionnaires (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
August 1994
Key date
1994-08-00
On-sale date
1994-06-23
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
76194120037801711
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Loss...cover1pencils: Stuart Immonen; inks: Stuart Immonen; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Todd KleinAndromeda, Apparition, Condo Arlik, B-5, Drake Burroughs, Chameleon, Chemical King First, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Ferro, Laurel Gand, Invisible Kid, Live Wire
1End of an Era, Part One: History Lessoncomic story22script: Mark Waid; pencils: Chris Gardner; inks: Dennis Cramer; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Pat BrosseauBeauty Blaze, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, Alchemist, Gim Allon, Andromeda, Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Condo Arlik, Jan Arrah, B-5, Brainiac 5, Drake Burroughs

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099230832308

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CollectionYear
Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years Later Omnibus #2
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Series context

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Sources

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