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1February 1994
$2.50; 3.40 CAD

Gen 13 #1

Image · February 1994

First appearance: Ivana BaiulFirst appearance: Nicole CallahanFirst appearance: BlissDeath of Rachel Callahan1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Gen 13 (Image, 1994 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February 1994
Key date
1994-02-15
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.40 CAD
Pages
42

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Rachel Callahan, Stephen Callahan.

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: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex GarnerIvana Baiul First, Bliss First, Matthew Callahan First, Nicole Callahan First, Percival Edward Chang, Caitlin Fairchild, Bobby Lane, John Lynch, Roxy Spaulding
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2-comic story24script: Jim Lee, Brandon Choi; pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex Garner, Sandra Hope; colors: Joe Chiodo, Wendy Fouts, Paige Apfelbaum, Monica Bennett, Ben Fernandez, Joe Dunn; letters: Chris EliopoulosIvana Baiul First, Bliss First, Matthew Callahan First, Nicole Callahan First, Rachel Callahan Death, Stephen Callahan Death, Percival Edward Chang, Caitlin Fairchild, Helga Kleinman First, Bobby Lane, John Lynch, Roxy Spaulding, Threshold First
3Gen 13: A Pinup By Jim Lee & Alex Garnercredits, title page1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Alex Garner
4Centerfold Posterillustration3pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Alex GarnerBurnout, Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Bobby Lane, Roxy Spaulding
5WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams: Issues 10, 11 and 12promo (ad from the publisher)3letters: typeset
6What the Heck is This Gen 13 Thing, Anyway?text article1letters: typeset
7Gen 13 Sketchbookillustration5pencils: J. Scott Campbell, Jim LeeBurnout, Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Bobby Lane, Roxy Spaulding
8Kindred: Issue #1promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Sal Regla
9Deathblow #3promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10Killer Instinct Tour: Third Legpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.95 USD; 2.65 CAD; barcode 07098933323901

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Millennium Edition: Gen 13 1 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Gen 13: Who They Are and How They Came to Be... #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-1149-6; 978-1-4012-1149-3
2006On eBay ›
Gen 13 #1 3-D #[nn]1997On eBay ›
Gen 13 [Encore No. 1] #11997On eBay ›
Gen 13 Special Edition #[nn]1999On eBay ›
Gen 13 #[nn]1998On eBay ›
Genesis: The #1 Collection #[nn]
ISBN 1-887279-91-1
1998On eBay ›
Gen13 Collected Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-496-3
1999On eBay ›
Gen 13 #1 [Second Printing]1994On eBay ›

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Sources

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