Artist's Firsts I

Artist's 1sts I Legendary artists in comics and their first published work

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2000 AD Sci-Fi Special #1995

Rebellion • 1995 • Vol. 1
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Jock, a one-page pin-up

Flash #289

DC • 1980 • Vol. 1
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First published artwork at DC by George Perez

The Gift #1

Image • 2003 • Vol. 1
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Tyler Kirkham

Warlord, The #63

DC • 1982 • Vol. 1
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First professionally published interior art by Dan Jurgens - Jurgens previously published work in Quazar #1, an independently published fanzine

Power Girl #27

DC • 2011 • Vol. 2
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Power Girl #27
 
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First cover art by Warren Louw

Final issue

Copies ordered by retailers: 16,491

CrossGen Primer #1

CrossGen • 2000 • Vol. 1
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CrossGen Primer #1
 
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First partial cover art by Joshua Middleton, one character

Distributed with Wizard Magazine #103

Galathea #1

Emmanuel Proust Editions • 2005 • Vol. 1
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First cover art by Stephanie Hans

Coyote #11

Epic • 1985 • Vol. 1
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First interior art by Todd McFarlane in the comic industry, officially

McFarlane previously had a sketch published in the Comics Journal #84 fanzine

Megaton #5

Megaton • 1986 • Vol. 1
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First interior art by Rob Liefeld

Agent Three-Zero #1

Galaxi Novels • 1993 • Vol. 1
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First cover art by Stephen Platt

Includes a trading card and poster

Necrowar #1

Dreamwave • 2003 • Vol. 1
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First cover art by Adi Granov

Gatefold cover

House of Mystery #179

DC • 1969 • Vol. 1
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First interior art by Bernie Wrightson

Cover art by Neal Adams

Hot Stuf' #1

Sal Quartuccio • 1974 • Vol. 1
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Early interior art by George Perez in a Fanzine, not professionally published by a comic book company

Jumbo Comics #1

Fiction House • 1938 • Vol. 1
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First professionally published interior art by Jack Kirby, as Jack Curtiss

1st appearance of Sheena Queen of the Jungle

First adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo in a U.S. publication - reprinted from Wags (UK, 1938)

Nova #17

Marvel • 2007 • Vol. 4
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First cover art by Francesco Mattina

Alpha Flight #51

Marvel • 1987 • Vol. 1
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First full issue with interior artwork by Jim Lee at Marvel Comics

Lee provided an illustration for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition (August 1987)

Prior to aforementioned issues, Jim Lee inked 'Solson Christmas Special Featuring Samurai Santa #1' (December 1986)

Gore Shriek #1

FantaCo • 1986 • Vol. 1
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First interior art by Greg Capullo

Gore Shriek #4

FantaCo • 1988 • Vol. 1
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First cover art in the comic book industry by Greg Capullo

Witchblade #129

Top Cow • 2009 • Vol. 1
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First cover art by John Tyler Christopher

The Hulk! #13

Marvel • 1979 • Vol. 1
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First published interior art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #202

DC • 1974 • Vol. 1
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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #202
 
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ERG-1 becomes Wildfire

First interior art by Mike Grell, interior inks

True Secrets #4

Timely • 1951 • Vol. 1
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First known artwork by John Romita Sr., previously did many uncredited ghost artist works for Lester Zakarin

The story 'When Love Is Lost' is assumed to be the work of Romita but there are no interior creator credits

Warhammer: Forge of War #5

BOOM! • 2007 • Vol. 1
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First cover art by Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau

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