The Expanse: Dragon Tooth #1 - First Appearance of Carlos de Baca, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Expanse: Dragon Tooth (Boom! Studios, 2023 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 2023
Key date: December 27, 2023
On-sale date: December 27, 2023
Indicia publisher: Boom! Studios
Price: $17.99; 22.99 CAD; 13.50 GBP
Pages: 114
Barcode: 978160886116351799
ISBN: 978-1608861163
Rating: Teen 13+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Carlos de Baca - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Sadavir Errinwright - 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: Christian Ward; inks: Christian Ward; colors: Christian Ward	Amos Burton, James Holden, Naomi Nagata
1	Chapter One	comic story	22	script: Andy Diggle; pencils: Rubine, David Cabeza; inks: Rubine, David Cabeza; colors: Raúl Angulo; letters: Pat Brosseau	Chrisjen Avasarala, Carlos de Baca First, Amos Burton, Bobbi Draper, Camina Drummer, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Naomi Nagata, Monica Stuart First
2	Chapter Two	comic story	22	script: Andy Diggle; pencils: Rubine, David Cabeza; inks: Rubine, David Cabeza; colors: Raúl Angulo; letters: Pat Brosseau	Chrisjen Avasarala, Carlos de Baca First, Amos Burton, Dhillon First, Bobbi Draper, Camina Drummer, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Evelyn Mayes First, Naomi Nagata
3	Chapter Three	comic story	22	script: Andy Diggle; pencils: Rubine, David Cabeza; inks: Rubine, David Cabeza; colors: Raúl Angulo; letters: Pat Brosseau	Chrisjen Avasarala, Carlos de Baca First, Amos Burton, Bobbi Draper, Sadavir Errinwright First, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Julie Mao First, Naomi Nagata
4	Chapter Four	comic story	22	script: Andy Diggle; pencils: Rubine, David Cabeza; inks: Rubine, David Cabeza; colors: Raúl Angulo; letters: Pat Brosseau	Carlos de Baca First, Amos Burton, Dhillon First, Bobbi Draper, Camina Drummer, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Evelyn Mayes First, Naomi Nagata
5	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Christian Ward; inks: Christian Ward; colors: Christian Ward	Amos Burton, James Holden, Naomi Nagata
6	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Jamie McKelvie; inks: Jamie McKelvie; colors: Jamie McKelvie	Amos Burton, Bobbi Draper, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Naomi Nagata
7	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: E. M. Gist; inks: E. M. Gist; colors: E. M. Gist
8	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Junggeun Yoon; inks: Junggeun Yoon; colors: Junggeun Yoon	James Holden, Naomi Nagata
9	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Salvador Larroca; inks: Salvador Larroca; colors: Raúl Angulo	Amos Burton, Bobbi Draper, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Naomi Nagata
10	Issue #1 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Vance Kelly; inks: Vance Kelly; colors: Vance Kelly	Amos Burton, Bobbi Draper, James Holden, Clarissa Mao, Naomi Nagata
11	Issue #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Christian Ward; inks: Christian Ward; colors: Christian Ward	James Holden, Naomi Nagata
12	Issue #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Jamie McKelvie; inks: Jamie McKelvie; colors: Jamie McKelvie	Camina Drummer
13	Issue #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Junggeun Yoon; inks: Junggeun Yoon; colors: Junggeun Yoon	Chrisjen Avasarala
14	Issue #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Ethan Young; inks: Ethan Young; colors: Ethan Young	James Holden
15	Issue #2 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Dan Mora; inks: Dan Mora; colors: Dan Mora	Bobbi Draper
16	Issue #3 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Christian Ward; inks: Christian Ward; colors: Christian Ward	Amos Burton, Clarissa Mao
17	Issue #3 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Jamie McKelvie; inks: Jamie McKelvie; colors: Jamie McKelvie	Chrisjen Avasarala
18	Issue #3 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Justine Florentino; inks: Justine Florentino; colors: Justine Florentino	Camina Drummer
19	Issue #3 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Junggeun Yoon; inks: Junggeun Yoon; colors: Junggeun Yoon	Bobbi Draper
20	Issue #4 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Christian Ward; inks: Christian Ward; colors: Christian Ward	Dhillon First
21	Issue #4 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Jamie McKelvie; inks: Jamie McKelvie; colors: Jamie McKelvie
22	Issue #4 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Ariel Olivetti; inks: Ariel Olivetti; colors: Ariel Olivetti	James Holden
23	Issue #4 Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.5	pencils: Junggeun Yoon; inks: Junggeun Yoon; colors: Junggeun Yoon	Camina Drummer

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Series context

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Sources

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

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