Publishers / Image / Spawn (1992) / #45
45March 1996
$1.95; 2.75 CAD

Spawn #45

Image · March 1996

First appearance: Blindside1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spawn (Image, 1992 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
March 1996
Key date
1996-03-20
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Brian HaberlinAl Simmons, Spawn
1Image Comics Presents:credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Warriorscomic story22script: Todd McFarlane; pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Todd McFarlane, Danny Miki; colors: Brian Haberlin; letters: Tom OrzechowskiCyan Fitzgerald, Wanda Blake, Sam Burke, Terry Fitzgerald, Al Simmons, Spawn, Tiffany, Twitch, Count Nicholas Cogliostro
3Blah, Blah, Blah 40in-house column1script: Terry Fitzgerald
4-letters page2script: Todd McFarlane
5Pin-up by Marat Mychaels and Al Veyillustration2pencils: Marat Mychaels; inks: Al Vey; colors: J. D. SmithBlindside First, Al Simmons, Spawn
6END CAP [9]in-house column2pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07099233241045

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Series context

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Sources

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