Special Limited Edition Steel Harbor Collection #[nn] - First Appearance of Barb Wire, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Special Limited Edition Steel Harbor Collection (Dark Horse, 1993 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 1993
Key date: 1993
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price: [none]
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance (cover) of Flux - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Lamb - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Wrath - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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	-	cover	1
1	-	comic story	1	script: Mike Richardson; pencils: Lee Weeks; inks: Lee Weeks
2	-	comic story	14	script: Chris Warner; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Dan Davis; colors: James Sinclair; letters: Clem Robins	Barb Wire First, The Machine First, Motorhead First
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Matthew Hollingsworth	The Machine First
4	-	comic story	1	script: Mike Richardson; pencils: Lee Weeks; inks: Lee Weeks
5	-	comic story	14	script: Chris Warner; pencils: Ted Naifeh; inks: Ted Naifeh; colors: James Sinclair; letters: Clem Robins	Barb Wire First, The Machine First
6	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Chris Warner; colors: Matthew Hollingsworth	Bomber First, Breaker First, Burner First, Cutter First, Hunter First
7	-	comic story	1	script: Mike Richardson; pencils: Lee Weeks; inks: Lee Weeks
8	-	comic story	14	script: Chris Warner; pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Chris Warner; colors: James Sinclair; letters: Clem Robins	Barb Wire First, Bomber First, Breaker First, Burner First, Cutter First, Hunter First, The Machine First
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Vince Giarrano; inks: Vince Giarrano; colors: Matthew Hollingsworth	Motorhead First
10	-	comic story	1	script: Mike Richardson; pencils: Lee Weeks; inks: Lee Weeks
11	-	comic story	14	script: Chris Warner; pencils: Vince Giarrano; inks: Vince Giarrano; colors: James Sinclair; letters: Clem Robins	Barb Wire First, Bomber First, Breaker First, Burner First, Cutter First, Hunter First, The Machine First, Motorhead First
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Doug Mahnke; inks: Doug Mahnke; colors: Matthew Hollingsworth	Flux First, Lamb First, Wrath First

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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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