The Unknown #1 (2009) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Unknown	cover	1	pencils: Paul Pope; inks: Paul Pope; colors: Cris Peter	Catherine Allingham; James Doyle
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Erik Jones; inks: Erik Jones; colors: Erik Jones; letters: Ed Dukeshire
2	The Unknown [Chapter One]	comic story	22	script: Mark Waid; pencils: Minck Oosterveer; inks: Minck Oosterveer; colors: Fellipe Martins; letters: Marshall Dillon	Catherine Allingham (first appearance); the Chalkfaced Man (first appearance); Ray Durrell (first appearance); James Doyle (first appearance); Karl Faderbauer (first appearance); Ludo Faderbauer (first appearance)
3	May Promo Page	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Matt Gagnon, Julian Totino Tedesco; letters: Ed Dukeshire
4	Think the Unthinkable!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Paul Azaceta, Kristian Donaldson; inks: Paul Azaceta, Kristian Donaldson; letters: Ed Dukeshire
5	Mark Waid Is Evil!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Cassaday, Barry Kitson, Jeffrey Spokes; inks: John Cassaday, Barry Kitson, Jeffrey Spokes; colors: Laura Martin, Andrew Dalhouse, Jeffrey Spokes; letters: Ed Dukeshire

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
2nd Print	barcode 84428400119900112
TFAW Variant	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Cover C	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Cover B	See the GCD record for identification notes.

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