Homage Studios Swimsuit Special #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Lauren Pennington - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Homage Studios Swimsuit Special (Image, 1993 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: April 1993
Key date: 1993-04-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: $1.95; 2.45 CAD
Pages: 40

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Red - 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	1	pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Brian Stelfreeze; colors: Brian Stelfreeze	Priscilla Kitaen, Voodoo
1	Image Comics Presents:	credits, title page	1	pencils: Joe Chiodo, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, Scott Williams; inks: Scott Williams	Cyblade, Fahrenheit First, Priscilla Kitaen, Lauren Pennington First, Persephone, Red First, Dominique Thiebaut, Voodoo, Zannah, Zealot
2	1993 Homage Studios Swimsuit Special	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Brian Stelfreeze; colors: Brian Stelfreeze; letters: Deborah Marvin	Priscilla Kitaen, Voodoo
3	Figi Islands	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Joe Chiodo; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Priscilla Kitaen, Voodoo
4	Canaima Falls, Venezuela	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Victor Bridges; inks: Victor Bridges; colors: Wendy Fouts, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Lord Emp
5	North Shore, Hawaii	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Joe Chiodo; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Carin Taylor, Velocity
6	Costa Rica	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Trevor Scott; colors: Jason Pearson, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Diva, Alessandra Fermi, Fuji, Toshiro Misawa
7	Angel Falls, Venezuela	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Cully Hamner; inks: Karl Story; colors: Joseph H. Mendoza, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Coda
8	Lihue, Kauai	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Priscilla Kitaen, Lord Emp, Adrianna Tereshkova, Void, Voodoo
9	WildC.A.T.s: The Trilogy	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jae Lee; inks: Jae Lee	Cole Cash, Grifter, Zannah, Zealot
10	Lake Nairobi, Kenya	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Victor Bridges; inks: Victor Bridges; colors: Wendy Fouts, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Coda
11	Brazil	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Jason Pearson, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Synergy
12	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Williams; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Zannah, Zealot
13	Vanuatu, South Pacific	illustration	2	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Jeffery Scott; inks: Jeffery Scott; colors: Jason Pearson, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Ballistic, Cyblade, Diva, Alessandra Fermi, Priscilla Kitaen, Cassandra Lane, Carin Taylor, Adrianna Tereshkova, Dominique Thiebaut, Velocity, Void, Voodoo, Zannah, Zealot
14	San Tropez	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Ballistic, Cassandra Lane
15	Tahiti	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Williams; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Michael Patrick Cray, Deathblow
16	Club Homage	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
17	Red	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Red
18	Void	illustration	2	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Brian Stelfreeze; inks: Brian Stelfreeze; colors: Brian Stelfreeze, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Void
19	Winter	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Joe Phillips; inks: Joe Phillips; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Winter; Fuji
20	Monacco	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Adam Hughes; colors: Adam Hughes, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Priscilla Kitaen, Voodoo
21	Crete	illustration	2	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Fahrenheit First, Lauren Pennington First
22	Queensland, Australia	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Jeffery Scott; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Wendy Fouts, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Katrina Cupertino, Cybernary
23	Sydney, Australia	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Joseph H. Mendoza, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Razer
24	Queensland, Australia	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Velocity
25	This Blood's for You!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob Liefeld	Badrock, Bloodshot, Die Hard, Thomas John McCall, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Jeff Terrell
26	Welcome Back to the Beginning	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Brett Booth	Reno Bryce, Cole Cash, Grifter, Priscilla Kitaen, Yon Kohl, Lord Emp, Maul, Spartan, Jeremy Stone, Voodoo, WarBlade, Zannah, Zealot
27	Bora Bora	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Marc Silvestri; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Robert Bearclaw, C. C., Ripclaw
28	San Cristobal	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Joe Chiodo; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Chiodo, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Ballistic, Cassandra Lane
29	Malibu, California	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Jason Pearson, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Diva, Fahrenheit First, Alessandra Fermi, Lauren Pennington First, Synergy, Christine Trelane
30	Fuipisia Falls, Western Samoan	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Ali Fargham, Gnome, Slag
31	Morraco	illustration	1	script: Cynthia Sullivan; pencils: Jason Pearson; inks: Jason Pearson; colors: Jason Pearson, Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Mother May I
32	Deathmate: Their Love Will End All Time!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Bob Layton	Solar, Adrianna Tereshkova, Void
33	Creative Team	illustration	1	pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: J. Scott Campbell; colors: Chameleon Prime; letters: Deborah Marvin	Joanne Mendoza; Deborah Marvin; Sofia Dominguez; Mike Heisler; Joseph Mendoza; Wendy Fouts; John Nee; Scott Clark; Jeffery Scott; Scott Williams; Joe Chiodo; Nick Manabat; John Tighe; Brett Booth; Marc Silvestri; Jim lee; Brandon Choi; Whilce Portacio
35	Cyblade	illustration	1	pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Joe Phillips, Chameleon Prime	Cyblade, Dominique Thiebaut

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Sources

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

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