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1October 2013
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Velvet #1

Image · October 2013 · on sale 2013-10-23

First appearance: Velvet Templeton1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Velvet (Image, 2013 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 2013
Key date
2013-10-00
On-sale date
2013-10-23
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$3.50
Pages
40
Barcode
70985301446100111
Rating
Rated M / Mature

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Velvet Templeton - 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: Steve Epting; inks: Steve Epting; colors: Steve EptingVelvet Templeton First
1Before the Living Endcomic story27script: Ed Brubaker; pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Steve Epting; colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser; letters: Chris EliopoulosVelvet Templeton First
2-letters page1script: Ed Brubaker
3A History of Spy Fiction Through the Cold Wartext article3script: Jess Nevins; pencils: Steve Epting; inks: Steve Epting; colors: Elizabeth Breitweiser

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingbarcode 70985301446100112

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Before the Living End
ISBN 978-1-60706-964-5		2014On eBay ›
Image Firsts: Velvet #12014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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