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26March 2012
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Bloodstrike #26

Image · March 2012 · on sale 2012-03-28

First appearance: Samuel Christopher HicksFirst appearance: DeadlockFirst appearance: Fourplay3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Bloodstrike (Image, 1993 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
March 2012
Key date
2012-03-00
On-sale date
2012-03-28
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99
Pages
32
Barcode
70985301168202611
Rating
Rated T+ / Teen Plus

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Samuel Christopher Hicks - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Ventura Valentina Vlasco - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Andre Xavier Lord - 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: Tim Seeley; inks: Tim Seeley; colors: Carlos BadillaCabbot, Cabbot Stone
1-comic story22script: Tim Seeley; pencils: Francesco Gaston; inks: Francesco Gaston; colors: Francesco Gaston; letters: Crank!Cabbot, Cabbot Stone, Deadlock First, Fourplay First, Samuel Christopher Hicks First, Andre Xavier Lord First, Kennedy Marx First, Shogun First, Tag First, Ventura Valentina Vlasco First
2-promo (ad from the publisher)6script: Alan Moore; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Cory Hamscher; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Chris EliopoulosSally Crane, Diana Dane, Ethan Crane, Suprema, Supreme (Alan Moore Era)

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant of #26See the GCD record for identification notes.
Convention ExclusiveSee the GCD record for identification notes.
2nd Printingbarcode 70985301168202631

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Series context

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Sources

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