Youngblood Battlezone #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Link - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Youngblood Battlezone (Image, 1993 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: July 1994
Key date: 1994-07-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: $2.95; 4.15 CAD
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Link - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	2	pencils: Chap Yaep; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Don Skinner, Chris Lichtner	Badrock, Die Hard, Thomas John McCall, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Jeff Terrell, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
1	Badrock	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Brian Denham; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Patrick Martin	Badrock, Thomas John McCall
2	The Berzerkers	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Dan Fraga; inks: Dan Fraga; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	The Berzerkers
3	Brahma	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Marat Mychaels; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Brahma, Jeff Kessler
4	Chapel	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Jae Lee; inks: Jae Lee; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Chapel, Bruce Stinson
5	Combat	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Stephen Platt; inks: Stephen Platt; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Combat (clone)
6	Cougar	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Anthony Winn; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Cougar, Daniel Tsuchida
7	Cybernet	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Richard Horie; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Brenda Donnelly	Cybernet [Giger]
8	Lord Darkthorn	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManus	Lord Darkthorn
9	Diehard	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Joe Madureira; inks: Art Thibert	Die Hard, Calvin Raines
10	Dutch	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chap Yaep; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Dutch, Jake Holland
11	The Four	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Marat Mychaels; inks: Al Vey; colors: Patrick Martin	Deadlock, Gage, John Locke, Starbright, Strongarm
12	Giger	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Anthony Winn; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Giger
13	Graves	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Anthony Winn; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Graves
14	Kanan	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chuck Jones; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Andre Khromov	Kanan
15	Keever	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Anthony Winn; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Alan Keever
16	Knight Sabre	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Jeff Matsuda; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Dave Smith	Mikey Graves, Knightsabre
17	Link	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chuck Jones; inks: Jonathan Sibal	Link First
18	Lynx	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chuck Jones; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Lynx
19	Masada	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chris Sprouse; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Dave Smith	Deborah Konigsberg, Masada
20	Overtkill	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Cedric Nocon; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Andy Troy	Overt-Kill, Nicholas Rocca
21	Photon	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Marat Mychaels; inks: Tim Townsend; colors: Dave Smith	Photon
22	Psi-Fire	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Cedric Nocon; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Psi-Fire, David Waller
23	Riptide	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Chris Sprouse; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Leanna Creel, Riptide
24	Sentinel	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Karl Altstaetter; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Marcus Langston, Sentinel
25	Shaft	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Kiko Taganashi	Shaft, Jeff Terrell
26	Showdown	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Todd Nauck; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Patrick Martin	Showdown
27	Troll	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Jeff Matsuda; inks: Jonathan Sibal; colors: Dave Smith	Troll, Bartholomew J. Troll
28	Tyrax	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManus; colors: Andy Troy	Tyrax
29	Vogue	character profile	1	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: Todd Nauck; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Byron Talmon, Chris Lichtner	Nikola Voganova, Vogue
30	Youngblood	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Andy Troy	Badrock, Combat (clone), Die Hard, Mikey Graves, Knightsabre, Thomas John McCall, Calvin Raines, Shaft, Jeff Terrell, Troll, Bartholomew J. Troll, Nikola Voganova, Vogue
31	Team Youngblood	character profile	2	script: Robert Napton, Eric Stephenson, Kurt Hathaway, R. Mathew Hawkins; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Dave Smith	Cougar, Leanna Creel, Dutch, Jake Holland, Deborah Konigsberg, Marcus Langston, Masada, Photon, Riptide, Sentinel, Daniel Tsuchida

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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