WWE: Wrestlemania 2017 Special #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Kevin Owens - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: WWE: Wrestlemania 2017 Special (Boom! Studios, 2017 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: March 2017
Key date: 2017-03-29
On-sale date: 2017-03-29
Indicia publisher: Boom! Studios
Price: $7.99
Pages: 48
Barcode: 84428400605700111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kevin Owens - 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	WWE	cover	1	pencils: Rob Schamberger; inks: Rob Schamberger; colors: Rob Schamberger	Big E, Daniel Bryan, Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Triple H, Xavier Woods
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Ladder Match	comic story	10	script: Box Brown; pencils: Jorge Corona; inks: Jorge Corona; colors: Gabriel Cassata; letters: Jim Campbell	Kevin Nash, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall
3	The Long Con	comic story	8	script: Dennis Hopeless; pencils: Dan Mora; inks: Dan Mora; colors: Joana Lafuente; letters: Jim Campbell	Billy Gunn, Chris Jericho, Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon, Road Dogg, Triple H, Triple H
4	The New Day's Optimistic Odyssey, Part 3	comic story	4	script: Ross Thibodeaux; pencils: Rob Guillory; inks: Rob Guillory; colors: Taylor Wells; letters: Jim Campbell	Big E, Madusa, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Bray Wyatt
5	You're Good, But...	comic story	8	script: Aubrey Sitterson; pencils: Kendall Goode; inks: Kendall Goode; colors: Kendall Goode; letters: Jim Campbell	Wade Barrett, Big Show, Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Michael Cole, Kane, The Miz, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Skip Sheffield, Heath Slater, Triple H
6	The Kevin Owens Comic	comic story	10	script: Andy Belanger, Andrew Stott; pencils: Andy Belanger; inks: Andy Belanger; colors: Dee Cunniffe; letters: Jim Campbell	The Miz, Adrian Neville, Kevin Owens First, William Regal, Zack Ryder, Sin Cara, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
What If?	barcode 84428400605700121
Fight Card	barcode 84428400605700131
WonderCon Exclusive	price [none]; barcode 84428400605700141

Where to read it

Collection	Year
WWE: Then. Now. Forever. #1 ISBN 978-1684151288	2018	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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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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