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1September 2008
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Star Wars The Clone Wars #1

Dark Horse · September 2008

First appearance: Ahsoka TanoFirst appearance: Captain Rex1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Star Wars The Clone Wars (Dark Horse, 2008 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 2008
Key date
2008-09-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99
Pages
40
Barcode
76156815679900111

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Captain Rex - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dave Filoni; inks: Dave Filoni; colors: Dave FiloniAnakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano First
1Recaprecap1letters: typeset
2Slaves of the Republic, Chapter 1: The Mystery of Kiroscomic story22script: Henry Gilroy; pencils: Scott Hepburn; inks: Dan Parsons; colors: Michael E. Wiggam; letters: Michael HeislerCount Dooku, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Captain Rex First, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano First, Yoda
3Clone Wordsletters page1script: Dave Filoni, Randy Stradley; pencils: Dave Filoni; inks: Dave Filoni; colors: Dave Filoni
4Cover - Star Wars the Clone Wars #2promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kilian Plunkett; inks: Kilian Plunkett; colors: Kilian PlunkettObi-Wan Kenobi; Ahsoka; Anakin Skywalker
5Discover Dark Horse September 2008in-house column1script: Dave LandSolomon Kane; Matt Dryer (photo)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099232525253

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Slaves of the Republic #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-59582-349-6		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q51755 (Ahsoka Tano), first-appearance property (CC0)

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