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Delaware

Delaware

East Coast member of the United States, it was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Delaware became a state in 1787, and is known as The First State because they were the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

Name:
Delaware
Aliases:
  • Wilmington
  • Dover
Start year:
1935
First issue:
New Fun (1935) #5
cover

General Portrayal

As one of the smallest and least-populated of the fifty states, it is also perhaps the rarest to appear in any comics. Even the oft-referenced Delaware River crossing of George Washington has nothing to do with Delaware state on either side of the river.

Sub-Locations

Real-World Locations

  • Dover: Capital city of the state and its second most-populated.
  • Wilmington: Most populous city of the state.

Issues

July 1982

December 1988

July 1990

May 1997

April 1998

June 1998

March 1999

July 2010

November 2015

February 2016

April 2016

December 2017

January 2018

February 2018

May 2019

August 2020

July 2024

June 2025

July 2026

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1988

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