Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Renee - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (Dark Horse, 2007 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: March 2007
Key date: 2007-03-14
On-sale date: 2007-03-14
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price: $2.99
Pages: 40
Barcode: 76156814111500111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Satsu - 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	Long Way Home (Part One)	cover	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Buffy Summers
1	The Long Way Home (Part One)	comic story	24	script: Joss Whedon; pencils: Georges Jeanty; inks: Andy Owens; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft's Jimmy	Xander Harris, Buffy Summers, Dawn Summers, Leah First, Amy Madison First, Renee First, Rowena First, Satsu First
2	-	letters page	2	script: Scott Allie
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Scott Allie

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
George Jeanty Variant Cover	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Third Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Fourth Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Jo Chen Cover - Newsstand	price 2.99 USD; 4.99 CAD; barcode 07099232529055

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Long Way Home ISBN 978-1-59307-822-5	2007	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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