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1August 1991
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

X-Force #1

Marvel · August 1991

First appearance: G. W. Bridge3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1991
Key date
1991-08-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of G. W. Bridge - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldBoom-Boom, Cable, Cannonball, Domino, Feral, Sam Guthrie, James Proudstar, Shatterstar, Tabitha Smith, Nathan Summers, Warpath, Vanessa Carlysle
1A Force to Be Reckoned Withcomic story32script: Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob Liefeld; colors: R. Witterstaetter; letters: Chris EliopoulosBoom-Boom, G. W. Bridge First, Cable, Cannonball, Tom Cassidy, Roberto Da Costa, Domino, Feral, Forearm, Nick Fury, Gideon, Sam Guthrie, Kamikaze, James Proudstar
2Cable Guide: Deadpoolcharacter profile1script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldDeadpool, Wade Wilson
3Cable Guide: Feralcharacter profile1script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldFeral
4Cable Guide: Shatterstarcharacter profile1script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldShatterstar
5Cable Guide: G.W. Bridgecharacter profile1script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Rob LiefeldG. W. Bridge First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingprice 1.50 USD; 1.80 CAD
Australianprice 2.00 AUD; barcode 07148601766011
Newsstandbarcode 00928101766008

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men Ashcan #[nn]1994On eBay ›
Cable: Second Genesis #11999On eBay ›
X-Force: A Force to Be Reckoned With #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4984-2		2011On eBay ›
X-Force: A Force to Be Reckoned With
ISBN 978-0-7851-5074-9		2011On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9816-1		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-8545-1		2016On eBay ›
Under the Gun
ISBN 978-1-302-90457-9		2017On eBay ›
True Believers: X-Force #12017On eBay ›
X-Force Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6595-8		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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