Publishers / Dark Horse / Ghost in the Shell (1995) / #1
1March 1995
$3.95; 5.55 CAD

Ghost in the Shell #1

Dark Horse · March 1995

First appearance: Motoko Kusanagi
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Identification plate

Series
Ghost in the Shell (Dark Horse, 1995 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1995
Key date
1995-03-10
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$3.95; 5.55 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Masamune Shirow; inks: Masamune ShirowMotoko Kusanagi First
1-comic story48script: Masamune Shirow, Fred Schodt, Toren Smith; pencils: Masamune Shirow, Susie Lee; inks: Masamune Shirow; letters: Tom Orzechowski

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Ghost in the Shell #[nn]
ISBN 1-56971-081-3		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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