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The Boys #1

Dynamite Entertainment · 2007

First appearance (cover): "Wee" Hughie CampbellFirst appearance (cover): Billy Butcher2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Boys (Dynamite Entertainment, 2007 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
2007
Key date
2007
Indicia publisher
Dynamite Entertainment
Price
$14.99
Pages
156
ISBN
1-933305-46-0; 978-1-933305-46-2

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of "Wee" Hughie Campbell - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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
0Volume One: The Name of the Gamecover2pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony AviñaBilly Butcher First, "Wee" Hughie Campbell First
1title pagetext article1letters: typeset
2credits and indiciacredits, title page1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony AviñaBilly Butcher First, "Wee" Hughie Campbell First
3An Introduction by Simon Peggtext article1script: Simon Pegg; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña"Wee" Hughie Campbell First
4dedicationillustration1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña
5Onecover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony AviñaBilly Butcher First, "Wee" Hughie Campbell First
6The Name of the Game: Part Onecomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg ThompsonBilly Butcher First, "Wee" Hughie Campbell First
7Twocover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony AviñaBilly Butcher First
8The Name of the Game: Part Twocomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg Thompson
9Threecover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony AviñaBilly Butcher First
10Cherry: Part Onecomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg Thompson
11original cover to issue threeillustration1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson
12Fourcover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña"Wee" Hughie Campbell First
13Cherry: Part Twocomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg Thompson
14Fivecover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña
15Cherry: Part Threecomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg Thompson
16Sixcover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña
17Cherry: Conclusioncomic story22script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña; letters: Greg Thompson
18The Boys Concept Sketchesillustration4pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson
19promotional advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)6letters: typeset
20-illustration1pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Darick Robertson; colors: Tony Aviña

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Signed Editionprice 16.99 USD
Remarked Edition - Darick Robertsonprice 89.99 USD; barcode 978152410885458999

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Series context

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