The Authority #1 (2021) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Authority (DC, 2020 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 2020 [February 2021]
Key date: 2021-02-00
On-sale date: 2020-12-22
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $34.99; 45.99 CAD
Pages: 404
Barcode: 978177950225453499
ISBN: 978-1-77950-225-4

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin
2	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
3	The Circle, One of Four	comic story	24	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Wildstorm FX; letters: Bill O'Neil	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Jackson King; Christine Trelane; Kaizen Gamorra
4	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	Jenny Sparks
5	The Circle, Two of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Wildstorm FX; letters: Bill O'Neil	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra
6	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	Apollo
7	The Circle, Three of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Wildstorm FX; letters: Ali Fuchs	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra; Jackson King; Christine Trelane
8	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	Kaizen Gamorra
9	The Circle, Four of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Wildstorm FX; letters: Ali Fuchs	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra
10	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin
11	Shiftships, One of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, Chris Garcia; letters: Ali Fuchs	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Yngvi; Regis; Christine Trelane
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	Jenny Sparks
13	Shiftships, Two of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin, David Baron; letters: Ali Fuchs	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
14	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
15	Shiftships, Three of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ali Fuchs	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Yngvi; Regis
16	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
17	Shiftships, Four of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Michael Garcia, Eric Guerrero; letters: Robbie Robbins, Idea + Design Works	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Regis
18	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Phil Jimenez; colors: David Baron	Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Swift; Jack Hawksmoor; the Engineer; the Doctor]; Doc Brass
19	Ruling the World	comic story	45	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline	Planetary [Elijah Snow; the Drummer; Jakita Wagner]; The Authority [Jenny Sparks; Apollo; the Midnighter; Jack Hawksmoor; Swift; the Doctor; the Engineer]
20	Requiem	comic story	10	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Josh Reed
21	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Jenny Sparks]
22	Outer Dark, One of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
23	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
24	Outer Dark,Two of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
25	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
26	Outer Dark, Three of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Ryan Cline	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]; Jackson King; Christine Trelane
27	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
28	Outer Dark, Four of Four	comic story	22	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin; letters: Robbie Robbins, Idea + Design Works	The Authority [Apollo; Doctor; Engineer; Jack Hawksmoor; Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Swift]
29	Afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Bryan Hitch
30	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin	The Authority [Midnighter; Jenny Sparks; Jack Hawksmoor; Engineer; Apollo; Doctor; Swift]; Kaizen Gamorra
31	Absolute Authority Volume 1 (First Edition) Slipcase Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Laura Martin
32	Absolute Authority Volume 1 (First Edition) Dust Jacket	cover reprint (on interior page)	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Andrew Currie; colors: David Baron
33	Sketches by Bryan Hitch	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch
34	The Authority #1 Cover Pencils	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch
35	Script	text story	23	script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Bryan Hitch
36	The Authority #1, Page 9 - Original Version	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary
37	The Authority #1, Page 12 - Original Version	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary
38	The Authority #9 Unused Cover	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary
39	The Authority #12 Cover Pencils	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch
40	Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #1 Variant Cover	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary; colors: David Baron	Jenny Sparks
41	The Cover of the Authority Widescreen	illustration	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Andrew Currie
42	Page One of the Authority Widescreen	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch
43	Page Four of the Authority Widescreen	illustration	1	pencils: Bryan Hitch
44	Pages Two & Three of the Authority Widescreen	illustration	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch
45	Creating a Page	illustration	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary
46	WildStorm Marketing Piece	illustration	2	pencils: Bryan Hitch; inks: Paul Neary
47	Biographies	text article	1	letters: typeset

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