The Hangman #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Michael Minetta - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Hangman (Archie, 2015 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 2015
Key date: 2015-12-00
On-sale date: 2015-11-04
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $3.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 76281666673200111
Rating: Teen +

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of The Hangman - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Felix Ruiz; inks: Felix Ruiz	The Hangman First, Michael Minetta First
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Damned: Chapter One	comic story	21	script: Frank Tieri; pencils: Felix Ruiz; inks: Felix Ruiz; colors: Kelly Fitzpatrick; letters: Rachel Deering	Mike Minetta; Gabby Minetta; Mrs. Minetta; Hangman
3	The Horror of It All: A Study of Evil	text article	2	script: Sean T. Collins
4	Lost Souls: Variant Cover Gallery	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Tim Bradstreet, Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack
5	Next Issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Cover B Tim Bradstreet	barcode 76281666673200121
Cover C Francesco Francavilla	barcode 76281666673200131
Cover D Robert Hack	barcode 76281666673200141
Local Comic Shop Day Cover	barcode 76281666673200151

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Daughter of the Revolution ISBN 9781619889415	2017	On eBay ›
Hangman #1 ISBN 978-1-62738-940-2	2017	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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For variant covers, match the listing photo against the variant list on this page before paying a ratio-variant price.
Pressable defects (spine stress, corner blunting) matter to graders; ask for photos at an angle.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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