Steve Oliff

DC Vertigo Sep 1990 Vol 2

The Sandman #19

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Interior story inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream
[July 2024 - Jack Gleeson aka Joffrey from Game of Thrones has been cast as the malevolent faerie, Puck in season 2 of Sandman]
Image May 1992

Spawn #1

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1st appearance of Spawn
1st appearance of Sam & Twitch
1st appearance of Malebolgia
1st cameo appearance of Jason Wynn
Pin-up of Pitt.
Image Oct 1992

Spawn #5

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1st appearance of Billy Kincaid, a child predator
1st appearance of Sherlee Johnson, a seven-year-old victim of Billy Kincaid
[February 2025 - formerly titled No Home Here, a solo series retitled The Curse of Sherlee Johnson is rescheduled for May 21 featuring the child who was introduced and killed in this issue over 30 years ago]
Image Nov 1992

Spawn #6

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1st appearance of Overtkill
1st appearance of Tony Twist, a character named after a professional hockey player
After a 10 year court battle that initially awarded Twist $24 million dollars but was reversed, the two parties ended up settling out of court for $5 million dollars
Image Jan 1993

Spawn #7

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The first time in Todd McFarlane's career that he forgot to sign the cover is often requested to be signed by Todd at conventions
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Spawn #8

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1st appearance of Vindicator, the brother of Violator
Origin of Hell, the different levels explained
Written by Alan Moore
Pin-up by Frank Miller
Cover art inspired by Spider-Man #1 (1990)
Image Mar 1993

Spawn #9

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1st appearance of Angela
later acquired by Marvel as Thor's half sister
1st appearance of Medieval Spawn
1st appearance of Cogliostro
Cover inspired by Wonder Woman #72
Image Mar 1993

Maxx, The #1

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1st appearance of The Maxx, a hero who exists in two different worlds
Adapted into a 13-episode animated series by MTV that aired in 1995
⚠️ Misconception: Online claims often cite Darker Image #1 as the first appearance of The Maxx but according to the Capital City distributor market report from that period, The Maxx #1 went on sale March 9, 1993 - two weeks earlier

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