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1January 1997
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The Tenth #1

Image · January 1997

First appearance: Esperanza Del ToroFirst appearance: The TenthFirst appearance: Rhazes Darkk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Tenth (Image, 1997 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1997
Key date
1997-01-10
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.45 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Esperanza Del Toro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Bahareh - 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
0-cover1pencils: Tony S. Daniel; inks: Tony S. Daniel; colors: Marlo AlquizaEsperanza Del Toro First, The Tenth First
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Abuse of Humanity, Chapter 1comic story24script: Tony Daniel, Beau Smith; pencils: Tony Daniel; inks: Kevin Conrad; colors: Paul Mounts, Bongotone, KgmBahareh First, Rhazes Darkk First, Esperanza Del Toro First, Zorina Fine First, KillKrow First, The Tenth First
3-text article1script: Tony S. Daniel; pencils: Tony S. DanielEsperanza Del Toro
4The Tenth: A Guidecharacter profile2pencils: Tony S. Daniel; inks: Kevin Conrad; colors: Paul Mounts, Bongotone, Kgm GraphicsBahareh First, Rhazes Darkk First, Esperanza Del Toro First, Zorina Fine First, KillKrow First, The Tenth First
6Promotional House Advertisementspromo (ad from the publisher)2
7-illustration1pencils: Tony S. Daniel; inks: Tony S. Daniel; colors: Tony S. DanielEsperanza Del Toro First, The Tenth First
8Next Issue, The Tenth #2promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Tony S. DanielThe Tenth

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
American Entertainment VariantSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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