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1May 1993
$3.50; 4.40 CAD

Shadowhawk II #1

Image · May 1993

First appearance: Luke Hatfield Jr.First appearance: Hawk's Shadow
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Identification plate

Series
Shadowhawk II (Image, 1993 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1993
Key date
1993-05-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$3.50; 4.40 CAD
Pages
40

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Luke Hatfield Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hawk's Shadow - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Outer Covercover1pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Chance Wolf; colors: Eric VincentPaul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
1-blank page(s)1
2Inner Covercover1
3Image Comics Presents: Shadowhawkcredits, title page1letters: typeset
4The Shadow of the Hawkcomic story23script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino, Brad Foster; inks: Chance Wolf; colors: Frank Lopez, Rob Schwager, Todd Broeker, Paul Rivera; letters: Chance WolfLuke Hatfield Jr. First, Hawk's Shadow First, Paul Johnstone, Christina Ried, ShadowHawk
5The Mask Comes Off!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
6Images of Shadowhawk by Keith Giffen and Alan Grantpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Keith GiffenPaul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
7-letters page2letters: typeset
8Hey Kids! Let's Meet Chance Wolftext article1script: Chance Wolf; pencils: Chance Wolf; inks: Chance WolfChance Wolf; Valentine
9Shadowhawk Galleryillustration1pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark TexeiraPaul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
10Shadowhawk Galleryillustration1pencils: Larry Stroman; inks: Larry StromanPaul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
11Shadowhawk Galleryillustration1pencils: Jae Lee; inks: Jae LeePaul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
12Trencherpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Keith Giffen; colors: Keith GiffenTrencher [Gideon]
13-in-house column1script: Terry Fitzgerald
141963 The Next Step Forward Is One Step Back!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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ShadowHawk II: The Secret Revealed #[nn]1993On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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