Publishers / Dark Horse / Dark Horse Extra (1998) / #14
14August 1999
$0.25

Dark Horse Extra #14

Dark Horse · August 1999

First appearance: Martin MystèreFirst appearance: Ilona Kákosy
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Identification plate

Series
Dark Horse Extra (Dark Horse, 1998 series)
Issue
#14
Publication date
August 1999
Key date
1999-08-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
4

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Hey Kids! Comics!cover0.16pencils: Paul Chadwick; inks: Paul Chadwick; colors: Paul ChadwickConcrete, Ronald Lithgow
1PLAYING WITH FIRE Part Fourcomic story0.42script: Christopher Golden; pencils: Hector Gómez; inks: Hector Gómez; colors: Hector Gómez; letters: Hector GómezRupert Giles, Willow Rosenberg, Buffy Summers
2THE VÂRCOLAC Part Onecomic story0.42script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mike Mignola; letters: Mike MignolaHellboy, Ilona Kákosy First
3Dark Horse Maverickillustration1pencils: Mike Mignola, Gary Gianni, Rich Tommaso, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Chadwick, Stan Sakai; inks: Mike Mignola, Gary Gianni, Rich Tommaso, Sergio Aragonés, Paul Chadwick, Stan Sakai; colors: Jason Hvam; letters: Cary GrazziniClownface, Concrete, Mack Delgado, Panda Delgado, Frank Einstein, Grendel, Groo, Hellboy, Ronald Lithgow, Madman, Miyamoto Usagi, Harvey Pekar, Hunter Rose, Rufferto
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1.6
5THE MYSTERY OF THE BUTTERED SLICE OF BREADcomic story0.4script: Alfredo Castelli; pencils: Giancarlo Alessandrini; inks: Giancarlo Alessandrini; colors: Giancarlo Alessandrini; letters: Giancarlo AlessandriniMartin Mystère First

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Sources

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