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1[April] 2004
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Mage #1

Image · [April] 2004

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Series
Mage (Image, 2004 series)
Issue
#1
Issue title
The Hero Discovered
Publication date
[April] 2004
Key date
2004-04-00
Price
$49.95
Pages
474
ISBN
1-58240-356-2

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Hero Discoveredcover1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
1Outrageous Slings and Arrowscomic story30script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
2Too, Too Solid Fleshcomic story30script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
3The Mousetrapcomic story28script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
4O What a Rash and Bloody Deedcomic story28script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
5Rosencrantz and Guildensterncomic story28script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
6Alas, Poor Ghostcomic story23script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
7Lady, Shall I Lie in Your Lap?comic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
8Against a Sea of Troublescomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
9And by Opposing End Themcomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
10To Sleep, Perchance To Dreamcomic story23script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
11Most Foul, Strange and Unusualcomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
12Defend me, friends; I am but hurtcomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
13Mark Mecomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
14. . . Or Not To Becomic story22script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
15Pass With Your Best Violencecomic story48script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; letters: Bob Pinaha; editing: Diana Schutz
16Interludecomic story16script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Jeromy Cox, James Rochelle; editing: Diana Schutz
17-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
18-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
19-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
20-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Bill Anderson; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
21-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Rich Rankin; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
22-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
23-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
24-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
25-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
26-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
27-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
28-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
29-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
30-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
31-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
32-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
33-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
34-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
35-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
36-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
37-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
38-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner; editing: Diana Schutz
39-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
40-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
41-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
42-cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
43The Birth of Magetext article2script: Matt Wagner
44The Evolution of Styletext article2script: Matt Wagner
45-letters page1script: Matt Wagner
46noneillustration2pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
47Inker on Boardtext article2script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth
48Ads Hittin' the Roadtext article7script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Sam Kieth, Matt Wagner
49The Garbtext article5script: Matt Wagner; pencils: Matt Wagner; inks: Matt Wagner; colors: Matt Wagner
50Toystext article2script: Matt Wagner

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