Publishers / Image / Spawn (1992) / #5
5October 1992
$1.95; 2.35 CAD

Spawn #5

Image · October 1992

First appearance: Billy KincaidFirst appearance: Sherlee JohnsonDeath of Sherlee Johnson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spawn (Image, 1992 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
October 1992
Key date
1992-10-00
Indicia publisher
Malibu Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.35 CAD
Pages
40

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Death on record for: Sherlee Johnson.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Kiko Taganashi, OlyopticsSpawn
1Image Comics Presents:credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Justicecomic story22script: Todd McFarlane, Terry Fitzgerald; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Steve Oliff, Reuben Rude, Olyoptics; letters: Tom OrzechowskiCyan Fitzgerald, Wanda Blake, Sam Burke, Billy Kincaid First, Spawn, Twitch, Jason Wynn, Sherlee Johnson First, Al Simmons
3Todd McFarlane's Spawnmobile #1insert or dust jacket2pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography)
4-letters page1script: Todd McFarlane
5Pin-Up by Jason Pearsonillustration2pencils: Jason Pearson; inks: Jason PearsonSpawn

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098933241605

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Spawn Origins Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-60706-153-3		2010On eBay ›
Spawn Origins Collection #12009On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #45 of 380#5 [Second Printing] ›

Sources

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