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Publishers / DC / Black Orchid (1993) / #1
1September 1993
$1.95; 2.50 CAD; 1.25 GBP

Black Orchid #1

DC · September 1993 · on sale July 22, 1993

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Identification plate

Series
Black Orchid (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1993
Key date
September 1993
On-sale date
July 22, 1993
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.50 CAD; 1.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Suggested For Mature Readers

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean; letters: Clem RobinsBlack Orchid
1Sightingscomic story24script: Dick Foreman; pencils: Jill Thompson; inks: Stan Woch; colors: Digital Chameleon; letters: Clem RobinsBlack Orchid; Walt Brody (reporter); Sherilyn Somers (escort); Jerome Wendt (owner of modeling agency); T. Harvey Merreck (owner of Hotline magazine)

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Platinum Editionprice 1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD

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Vertigo Jam #11993On eBay ›

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Series context

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