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Fathom Preview Special #[nn]

Image · [May] 1998

First appearance: Aspen MatthewsFirst appearance: Cannon HawkeFirst appearance: Chance Calloway4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Fathom Preview Special (Image, 1998 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
[May] 1998
Key date
1998-05-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
[None]
Pages
24

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Turner; inks: Joe Weems; colors: J. D. SmithAspen Matthews First
1-comic story5script: Michael Turner; pencils: Michael Turner; inks: Joe Weems V, Marco "Madman" Galli; letters: Dennis HeislerKillian First
2Aspenillustration2pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Joe Weems V; colors: Liquid!Aspen Matthews First
3Fathomcomic story9script: Michael Turner; pencils: Michael Turner; letters: Dennis HeislerAkiko Nigata First, Chance Calloway First, Cannon Hawke First, Killian First, Aspen Matthews First, James Maylander First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Wizard World Chicago Exclusive Jay Company EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Wizard World Texas Exclusive Jay Company EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Museum EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Wizard World Chicago Exclusive Sketch EditionSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Michael Turner's Fathom #1
ISBN 1-58240-158-6		2001On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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