Image Comics Future Shock #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Helen Black - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Image Comics Future Shock (Image, 2006 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: May 2006
Key date: 2006-05-00
On-sale date: 2006-05-06
Indicia publisher: Image Comics Inc.
Price: 0.00 FREE
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Allen the Alien - 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	Take a Look into the Future of Image Comics	cover	1	pencils: Jerome Opeña, Tom Scioli, Ryan Ottley, Jon Bosco, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino; inks: Jerome Opeña, Tom Scioli, Bill Crabtree, Jon Bosco, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino	Eddie Collins, Dragon, Mark Grayson, Invincible, Kurr, Sara Pezzini, ShadowHawk, Al Simmons, Spawn, Rusty Noble
1	-	credits, title page	1	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Jerome Opeña, Tom Scioli, Ryan Ottley, Jon Bosco, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino; inks: Jerome Opeña, Tom Scioli, Bill Crabtree, Jon Bosco, Erik Larsen, Jim Valentino	Eddie Collins, Dragon, Mark Grayson, Invincible, Kurr, Sara Pezzini, ShadowHawk, Al Simmons, Spawn, Rusty Noble
2	-	comic story	4	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Jerome Opeña; inks: Jerome Opeña
3	-	comic story	4	script: Joe Casey; pencils: Tom Scioli; inks: Tom Scioli; colors: Richard Starkings	Adam Archer; Maxim; Neela Archer
4	-	comic story	4	script: Robert Kirkman; pencils: Ryan Ottley; inks: Bill Crabtree	Allen the Alien First
5	-	comic story	4	script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Jon Bosco; inks: Jon Bosco	Dawn Blackthorne, Dusk Blackthorne, Slate Blackthorne, Rusty Noble
6	-	comic story	4	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen	Dragon, Kurr, Helen Black First, Gertie Funt, Mutation First
7	-	comic story	4	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Jim Valentino	Eddie Collins, Jen Lyter First, Rebound First, ShadowHawk
8	-	comic story	4	script: David Hine; pencils: Philip Tan; inks: Philip Tan	Cyan Fitzgerald, Al Simmons, Spawn
9	-	comic story	4	script: Ron Marz; pencils: Adriana Melo; inks: Sonia Oback	Danielle Baptiste First, Sara Pezzini
10	More Great Books from Image Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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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