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1August 1995
$2.50; 3.55 CAD

Bloodpool #1

Image · August 1995

First appearance: RubbleFirst appearance: Horace BensonFirst appearance: Wylder1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Bloodpool (Image, 1995 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1995
Key date
1995-08-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.55 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rubble - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Horace Benson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wylder - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Del Sanders - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Burke Monet - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Fusion - 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: Pat Lee; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Extreme Color
1-credits, title page1colors: ? (page design); letters: typeset
2Dischargedcomic story29script: Jo Duffy; pencils: Patrick Lee; inks: Jaime Mendoza; colors: Patrick Lee, Extreme Color; letters: Kurt HathawayHorace Benson First, Monica Caine, Fusion First, Lily Lee, Burke Monet First, Ryan Orsini, Psilence, Rubble First, Del Sanders First, Seoul, Shaft, Task, Jeff Terrell, Wylder First
3-letters page1script: Eric Stephenson
4The Extreme Excitement Continues in October!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
5Bloodpooltext article1script: Eric Stephenson
6Wet & Wild Riptide #1promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetLeanna Creel, Riptide
8Turn Up the Heatpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Danny Miki

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Cover Bprice 2.50 USD; 3.40 CAD

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Series context

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Sources

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