Shang-Chi #1 - First Appearance of Zheng Esme, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Shang-Chi (Marvel, 2020 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 2020
Key date: November 2020
On-sale date: September 30, 2020
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Barcode: 75960609842200111
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Brother Staff.

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	1	pencils: Jim Cheung; inks: Jim Cheung; colors: Laura Martin	Shang-Chi
1	Brothers & Sisters	comic story	22	script: Gene Luen Yang; pencils: Dike Ruan, Philip Tan; inks: Dike Ruan, Philip Tan; colors: Sebastian Cheng; letters: VC's Travis Lanham	Brother Sabre First, Brother Staff First, Delilah Wang First, Zheng Esme First, Fin Fang Foom, Shang-Chi, Sister Dagger First, Sister Hammer First, Takeshi First, Leiko Wu, Zheng Yi, Zheng Zu

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing - Ben Su	barcode 75960609842200112
Kim Jacinto	barcode 75960609842200119
Ben Su	barcode 75960609842200118
InHyuk Lee	barcode 75960609842200151
Jim Cheung Design Variant	barcode 75960609842200181
Ron Lim	barcode 75960609842200121
Rudy Nebres 'Hidden Gem' Cover	barcode 75960609842200141
Dike Ruan	barcode 75960609842200191
Todd Nauck Walmart Exclusive	barcode 75960609842200124
Jen Bartel	barcode 75960609842200117
Arthur Adams Cover	barcode 75960609842200131
InHyuk Lee Virgin Art Cover	barcode 75960609842200171
Mico Suayan Cover	barcode 75960609842200116
Unknown Comics / Comic Traders / Street Level Hero Exclusive - Marco Mastrazzo	barcode 75960609842200126
The Comic Mint Exclusive - Derrick Chew	barcode 75960609842200128
Will Sliney Cover	barcode 75960609842200125
Unknown Comics / Comic Traders / Street Level Hero Exclusive - Marco Mastrazzo Virgin Art	barcode 75960609842200127
Sanctum Sanctorum Exclusive - Bernard Chang	barcode 75960609842200130

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Brothers and Sisters ISBN 978-1-302-92485-0	2021	On eBay ›
Marvel's Voices: Identity #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-94597-8	2022	On eBay ›
Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-95620-2	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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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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