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1April 1992
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Youngblood #1

Image · April 1992

First appearance: John Annex StoneFirst appearance: BattlestoneFirst appearance: John Locke2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Youngblood (Image, 1992 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1992
Key date
1992-04-00
Indicia publisher
An Image Comics title published in cooperation with Malibu Comics.
Price
$2.50; 3.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of John Annex Stone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Next Generation of Heroes!cover1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBadrock, Thomas John McCall, Chapel, Combat (clone), Die Hard, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Bruce Stinson, Jeff Terrell, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
1-credits, title page1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBadrock, Chapel, Combat (clone), Die Hard, Thomas John McCall, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Bruce Stinson, Jeff Terrell, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
2-comic story11script: Rob Liefeld, Hank Kanalz; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob Liefeld; colors: Brian Murray, Digital ChameleonBadrock, Chapel, Die Hard, Gage First, Thomas John McCall, Photon, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Starbright First, Bruce Stinson, Strongarm First, Jeff Terrell, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
3-illustration2pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBadrock, Chapel, Thomas John McCall, Shaft, Bruce Stinson, Jeff Terrell, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
5-comic story18script: Rob Liefeld, Hank Kanalz; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob Liefeld; colors: Brian Murray, Digital ChameleonBrahma, Cougar, Leanna Creel, Jeff Kessler, Marcus Langston, Photon, Psi-Fire, Riptide, Sentinel, Daniel Tsuchida, David Waller, Battlestone First, Combat (clone), John Annex Stone First
6-credits, title page1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBrahma, Cougar, Leanna Creel, Jeff Kessler, Marcus Langston, Photon, Psi-Fire, Riptide, Sentinel, Daniel Tsuchida, David Waller
71st Explosive Issue!cover1pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBrahma, Cougar, Leanna Creel, Jeff Kessler, Marcus Langston, Photon, Psi-Fire, Riptide, Sentinel, Daniel Tsuchida, David Waller

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Riptide in character boxSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

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Sources

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