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Publishers / Dark Horse / Tank Girl (1991) / #1
1May 1991
$2.25; 2.75 CAD

Tank Girl #1

Dark Horse · May 1991

First appearance (cover): Tank GirlFirst appearance: Booga
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Identification plate

Series
Tank Girl (Dark Horse, 1991 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1991
Key date
May 1991
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.25; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Booga - 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: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; colors: Chris Chalenor; letters: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First
1Publishing Credits / Indiciacredits, title page1pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie Hewlett
2-illustration1pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First
3Title Page / Creator Creditscredits, title page1pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie Hewlett
4Tank Girl, Chapter Onecomic story6script: Alan Martin; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie HewlettBooga First, Tank Girl First
5Tank Girl, Chapter Twocomic story4script: Alan Martin; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First
6Tank Girl, Chapter Three: Big Mouth Strikes Again!comic story12script: Jamie Hewlett, Ian Edwards, Nick B.; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie Hewlett, Nick B.Tank Girl First
7How to draw Tank Girl the Jamie waycartoon1script: Jamie Hewlett; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First
8Tank Girl, Chapter Fourcomic story7script: Jamie Hewlett; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First
10Back Covercover1script: Jamie Hewlett; pencils: Jamie Hewlett; inks: Jamie Hewlett; letters: Jamie HewlettTank Girl First

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tank Girl: The Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-878574-51-5		1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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