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34[Winter] 1988
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Secret Origins #34

DC · [Winter] 1988 · on sale 1988-10-06

First appearance: BabylonFirst appearance: Robert Long1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Origins (DC, 1986 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
[Winter] 1988
Key date
1988-12-10
On-sale date
1988-10-06
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Robert Long - 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
0Justice League Internationalcover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Ty TempletonNathaniel Adam, Captain Atom, G'nort, Dmitri Pushkin, Rocket Red
1Yesterdays Once Morecomic story18script: Cary Bates, Greg Weisman; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Greg Theakston; letters: Helen VesikAllen Adam, Babylon First, Captain Atom, Robert Long First
2Did You Hear the One...?comic story12script: William Messner-Loebs; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Helen VesikArisia, Mikhail Gorbachev, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Kilowog, Dmitri Pushkin, Rocket Red, John Stewart, Katma Tui
3-letters page2script: Mark Waid
4The Secret Origin of Gnort!comic story8script: J. M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen; pencils: Stephen DeStefano, Keith Giffen; inks: Stephen DeStefano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Bob LappanG'nort

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; barcode 07098931766634

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Series context

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Sources

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