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3September 2003
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Noble Causes: Distant Relatives #3

Image · September 2003

First appearance: Cosmic Rae
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Identification plate

Series
Noble Causes: Distant Relatives (Image, 2003 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
September 2003
Key date
2003-09-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.95; 4.15 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
70985300040200311

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ian Richardson; inks: Ian Richardson; colors: Ken WolakCosmic Rae First, Celeste Noble, Rusty Noble
1Distant Relatives: part threecomic story15script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Andres Ponce; inks: Andres Ponce; colors: Ken Wolak, Dawn Groszewski; letters: Ray DillonLiz Donnelly-Noble; Frost; Rusty Noble; Zephyr Noble; Cosmic Rae; Krennick; Celeste Noble (cameo); Gretchen Lewis (not named in this issue); Parallel Doc; Parallel Race; Parallel Rusty; Parallel Zephyr; Parallel Megaforce
2Unexpected Arrivalcomic story8script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Ray-Anthony Height; inks: John Wycough; colors: Sébastien Lamirand; letters: Ray DillonGaia Noble; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble; Clarion
3Doccharacter profile1script: Jay Faerber; pencils: JonBoy Meyers; inks: JonBoy Meyers; colors: Sébastien LamirandDoc Noble
4Gaiacharacter profile1script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Ray-Anthony Height; inks: Jamie Snell; colors: Sébastien LamirandGaia Noble
5Justice Comes To the Dead endpromo (ad from the publisher)5script: Mark Wheatley; pencils: Mark Wheatley

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CollectionYear
Noble Causes Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-58240-896-5		2008On eBay ›

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Sources

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