Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 - First Appearance of Javelin, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (DC, 1985 series)
Issue: #11
Publication date: January 1986
Key date: January 1986
On-sale date: September 24, 1985
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.00; 1.35 CAD; 0.45 GBP
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance (profile) of Devilance - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of The Red Hood - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

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

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

First appearance (profile) of Libra - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Justin Ballantine - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Peachy Pet - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Thunderbolt - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Mei Ling - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Heather Storm - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Snuffles - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Luther Mannkin - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Myrna Hayden - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Julian Hayden - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Black Lightnin' - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Who's Who	cover	2	pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Dick Giordano	Awkwardman, Jason Bard, Andrew Bennett, Blimp, Leander Brent First, Johnny Chambers, Captain Johnny Cloud, Herman Cramer First, Drax, Dumb Bunny, Jacques Foccart, Jennie-Lynn Hayden, Jonah Hex, The Icicle
1	Who's Who's Hows and Whys	letters page	1	script: Len Wein
2	Icicle	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Green Lantern, The Icicle, Dr. Joar Mahkent, Alan Scott
3	Immortal Man	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Eduardo Barreto; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Immortal Man
4	The Inferior Five	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Awkwardman, Blimp, Leander Brent First, Herman Cramer First, Dumb Bunny, William King First, Merryman, Athena Tremor, Myron Victor First, White Feather
5	Infinite Man	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Larry Mahlstedt; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Brek Bannin, Brainiac 5, Drake Burroughs, Querl Dox, The Infinite Man First, Polar Boy, Jaxon Rugarth First, Circadia Senius, Rond Vidar, Wildfire
6	Infinity, Inc.	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Brainwave Jr., Norda Cantrell, Fury, Hector Hall, Jennie-Lynn Hayden, Jade, Henry King, Jr., Northwind, Nuklon, Obsidian, Sylvester Pemberton, Todd Rice, Albert Rothstein, Silver Scarab
7	Infinity, Inc. Headquarters	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko
8	Infinity Man	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Greg Theakston; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Devilance First, Drax, The Infinity Man, Mark Moonrider, Vykin the Black
9	Injustice Gang of the World	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Justin Ballantine First, Chronos, David Clinton, Jonathan Crane, Pamela Isley, Libra First, Mirror Master, Poison Ivy, Carl Sands, Scarecrow, Sam Scudder, Shadow-Thief, Abel Tarrant, The Tattooed Man
10	Injustice Society of the World	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Isaac Bowin, Brain Wave, Paula Brooks, Lawrence "Crusher" Crock, Per Degaton, Clifford Devoe, The Fiddler, The Gambler, Cyrus Gold, Harlequin, The Huntress, The Icicle, Henry King, Dr. Joar Mahkent
11	Insect Queen I [Earth-Two]	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Insect Queen, Clark Kent, Lana Lang, Superman
12	Insect Queen II [Earth-One]	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Chameleon Boy, Reep Daggle, Insect Queen, Clark Kent, Lana Lang, Superboy
13	The Invisible Destroyer	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerome Moore; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Green Lantern, The Invisible Destroyer, Hal Jordan, Dr. Martin Phillips
14	Invisible Kid I [Lyle Norg]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Invisible Kid, Lyle Norg
15	Invisible Kid II [Jacques Foccart]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jacques Foccart, Invisible Kid
16	I... Vampire	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Andrew Bennett, Deborah Dancer, Mary, Queen of Blood, Mary Seward
17	I.Q.	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko; letters: Todd Klein	Hawkman, Katar Hol, I.Q., Ira Quimby
18	Iron Major	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	The Iron Major, Sgt. Rock
19	Ironwolf	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Ironwolf
20	Jade	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Green Lantern, Jennie-Lynn Hayden, Julian Hayden First, Myrna Hayden First, Jade, Obsidian, Todd Rice, Alan Scott
21	Jason Bard	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jason Bard
22	Javelin	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Green Lantern, Javelin First, Hal Jordan
23	Jemm, Son of Saturn	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jemm, Luther Mannkin First
24	Jennifer Morgan	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jennifer Morgan, Travis Morgan, The Warlord
25	Jericho	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Deathstroke, Jericho, Ravager, Adeline Kane-Wilson, Grant Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Slade Wilson
26	The Jester	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ken Steacy; inks: Ken Steacy; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	The Jester, Chuck Lane
27	Jinx	character profile	0.5	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jinx
28	Johnny Cloud	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Joe Brozowski; inks: Sal Amendola; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Captain Johnny Cloud
29	Johnny Quick	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Johnny Chambers, Johnny Quick, Libby Lawrence, Liberty Belle, Tubby Watts
30	Johnny Peril	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Johnny Peril, Heather Storm First
31	Johnny Thunder & Thunderbolt	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Black Canary, Dinah Drake, Peachy Pet First, Snuffles First, Johnny Thunder, Thunderbolt
32	Johnny Thunder II [John Tane]	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Black Lightnin' First, Johnny Thunder, Madame .44, John Tane, Sheriff Bill Tane, Jeanne Walker
33	The Joker	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Batman, Joker, The Red Hood First, Bruce Wayne
34	Jonah Hex / Hex	character profile	2	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jonah Hex, Mei Ling First
35	Jonni Thunder a.k.a. Thunderbolt	character profile	1	script: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Gary Cohn, Paul Levitz, E. Nelson Bridwell, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin, Len Wein, Tatjana Wood, Tom Ziuko	Jonni Thunder, Thunderbolt First

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0709893125101
Canadian	price 1.35 CAD; barcode 0709893125101

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The New Teen Titans: The Terror of Trigon #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-944-2	2003	On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-1583-5	2008	On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-3746-2	2013	On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7	2018	On eBay ›
The Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9340-6	2019	On eBay ›
The Forever People by Jack Kirby #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-230-8	2021	On eBay ›
Who's Who Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-77950-599-6	2021	On eBay ›

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Sources

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