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Publishers / Acclaim / Valiant / Shadowman (1992) / #4
4August 1992
$2.50; 2.95 CAD

Shadowman #4

Acclaim / Valiant · August 1992

First appearance (promotional): Gilad Anni-PaddaFirst appearance (promotional): Eternal WarriorFirst appearance: SolarStoryline: Unity
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Identification plate

Series
Shadowman (Acclaim / Valiant, 1992 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 1992
Key date
August 1992
Indicia publisher
Valiant
Price
$2.50; 2.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Gilad Anni-Padda - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Eternal Warrior - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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

First appearance (promotional) of Geoff McHenry - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Geomancer - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Tohru Nakadai - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank MillerJack Boniface, Shadowman
1Unity Chapter 6 Sunburncomic story22script: David Lapham, Jim Shooter, Faye Perozich; pencils: David Lapham; inks: Tom Ryder, Maria Beccari; colors: Jorge González, Knob Row; letters: George RobertsJack Boniface, Erica Pierce, Shadowman, Solar First
2May 1992promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: JayJay Jackson
3John Byrne's Next Mealpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneNext Men [Bethany; Danny; Jack; Jasmine; Nathan]; Tony Murchison
4They’re Powerful.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Barry Windsor Smith; inks: Layton; colors: JayJay Jackson
5-text article2script: Jim ShooterJim Shooter (photo)
6Unity Time is Not Absolutepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Don Perlin; colors: JayJay JacksonAram Anni-Padda, Gilad Anni-Padda First, Archer, Armstrong, Jack Boniface, Aric Dacia, Eternal Warrior First, Geomancer First, Magnus, Geoff McHenry First, Tohru Nakadai First, Erica Pierce, Shadowman, Solar First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Unity Saga #11994On eBay ›
Unity Saga #21994On eBay ›
Unity Saga #41994On eBay ›
Spirits Within
ISBN 978-1-939346-01-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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