DC Sampler #3 is an issue of the series DC Sampler (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1984. It was published on September 25, 1984.
Synopsis for "Meanwhile..."
A free comic giving readers a brief look at what was happening with several DC titles at the time.
Appearing in "Meanwhile..."
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- The character John Constantine could have possibly made his first appearance in this issue.
John Constantine was created by Alan Moore on something of a whim. He had asked his artists Steve Bissette and John Totleben what they would most like to draw, and both had said that they wanted to draw a character that looked like the musician Sting. Taking their suggestion, Moore built the character solely around that idea, eventually officially debuting the character as a working-class magician in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #37.
However, in this issue, an unnamed, non-speaking character, drawn to resemble Sting appeared as an acquaintance of Swamp Thing in the future. Though this evidence could suggest the character was intended to be a foreshadowing of Constantine's official first appearance, for the sake of certitude, the DC Database stands by the "official" Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #37 appearance as first.[1]
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Links and References
- ↑ Cronin, Brian (June 5, 2008). "Comic Book Legends Revealed! #158". Comics Should Be Good!