Publishers / DC / Wonder Woman (1987) / #3
3April 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Wonder Woman #3

DC · April 1987 · on sale December 9, 1986

First appearance: Vanessa KapatelisFirst appearance: Julia KapatelisFirst appearance: Decay3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Wonder Woman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
April 1987
Key date
April 1987
On-sale date
December 9, 1986
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of General Sam Tolliver - 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
0Deadly Arrival!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezDeimos, Phobos, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
1Deadly Arrival!comic story22script: George Pérez, Len Wein; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Bruce D. Patterson; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: John CostanzaEtta Candy, Decay First, Deimos, Hermes, General John Hillary, Julia Kapatelis First, Vanessa Kapatelis First, Colonel Matthew Michaelis, Phobos, Princess Diana, General Sam Tolliver First, Steve Trevor, Wonder Woman
2Looking Back Four Years...illustration1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George PérezHippolyta, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
3Next Issue:promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893178104
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893178104
Second Printingprice 0.75 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Gods and Mortals
ISBN 1-4012-0197-0		2004On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5547-3		2015On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by George Pérez #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6375-1		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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