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1April 1999
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Planetary #1

DC · April 1999 · on sale February 3, 1999

First appearance: Axel Brass
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Identification plate

Series
Planetary (DC, 1999 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1999
Key date
April 1999
On-sale date
February 3, 1999
Indicia publisher
WildStorm Productions
Price
$2.50; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194121892200111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Axel Brass - 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
0Archaeologists of the Impossiblecover1pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John Cassaday; colors: Laura MartinThe Drummer, Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner
1Ad for The Authoritypromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
2All Over The Worldcomic story24script: Warren Ellis; pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John Cassaday; colors: Laura DePuy; letters: Bill O'NeilAxel Brass First, The Drummer, Bret Leather, Kevin Sack, Elijah Snow, The Spider, Jakita Wagner
3Planetaryforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1pencils: various (thumbnails); inks: various (thumbnails); colors: various (thumbnails); letters: typeset
4It’s a WildStorm New Year!in-house column1script: Scott DunbierJim Lee (photos); Brandon Choi (photo); Scott Dunbier (photo); John Layman (photo); Tom Long (photo); Travis Charest (photo)
5Ad for Wildcats #2promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Absolute Planetary #1
ISBN 1-4012-0327-2		2005On eBay ›
All Over the World and Other Stories
ISBN 1-56389-648-6		2000On eBay ›
All Over the World and Other Stories
ISBN 1-56389-777-6		2001On eBay ›
Planetary #1 Special Edition #[nn]2009On eBay ›
The Planetary Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-4238-1		2014On eBay ›
Planetary #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7166-4		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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