Energon Universe 2026 Free Comic Book Day Special #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Vanessa Warfield - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Energon Universe 2026 Free Comic Book Day Special (Image, 2026 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: May 2026
Key date: 2026-05-02
On-sale date: 2026-05-02
Indicia publisher: Image Comics Inc.
Price: 0.00 FREE
Pages: 40
Barcode: 70985304635600111
Rating: Rated T / Teen; blue logo [Teen(+)]

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Vanessa Warfield - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	2	pencils: Pye Parr; inks: Pye Parr; colors: Pye Parr
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	16	script: Dan Watters; pencils: Pye Parr; inks: Pye Parr; colors: Pye Parr; letters: Rus Wooton	Miles Mayhem, Sly Rax, Alex Sector, Matt Trakker, Vanessa Warfield First
3	-	comic story	4	script: Robert Kirkman; pencils: Jason Howard; inks: Jason Howard; colors: Sarah Stern; letters: Rus Wooton	Ironhide
4	-	comic story	6	script: Robert Kirkman; pencils: Conor Hughes; inks: Conor Hughes; colors: Patricio Delpeche; letters: Rus Wooton	Akronus; Proximus; Ultum
5	-	comic story	6	script: Joshua Williamson; pencils: Tom Reilly; inks: Tom Reilly; colors: Lee Loughridge; letters: Rus Wooton	Clayton M. Abernathy, Duke, Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint, Hawk, Alison R. Hart-Burnett, Conrad S. Hauser, Lady Jaye, Zandar, Zarana, Zartan
6	Welcome to Year Four of the Energon Universe	text article	1	script: Sean Mackiewicz

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Energon Universe 2026 Special #1	2026	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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