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1February 2003
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Evo #1

Image · February 2003

First appearance: WitchbladeOrigin: WitchbladeDeath of Witchblade2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Evo (Image, 2003 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 2003
Key date
2003-02-01
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99; 4.60 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
70985313861700111

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Witchblade.

Death on record for: Witchblade.

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
0Endgame #3 of 3cover1pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Matt Banning; colors: Steve FirchowSara Pezzini
1What Has Happened So Farcredits, title page1letters: typeset
2Endgame [Part 3 of 3]comic story26script: Marc Silvestri, David Wohl; pencils: Marc Silvestri, Joel Gomez, Billy Tan, Eric Basaldua; inks: Matt Banning, Billy Tan, Jason Gorder, Rick Basaldua; colors: John Starr, Steve Firchow, Beth Sotelo, Guy Major, Peter Steigerwald, Monica Rodriguez; letters: Dreamer Design's Robin Spehar, Dreamer Design's Dennis HeislerWitchblade First, Jake McCarthy, Witchblade, Joe Siry, Lara Croft, Sara Pezzini
3To the People of New York...promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
5Missing An Issue?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
6Girl's Night Outpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Francis Manapul; inks: Francis Manapul
7Let the Voting Begin!activity1letters: typeset

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Ice Blue Foil Editionprice [none]
SDCC 2003 Exclusive Sketch Coverprice [none]

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Series context

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Sources

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