Artist's Firsts III Legendary artists in comics and their first published work

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First unofficial publication of artwork in the comic industry by Walter Simonson, submitted in the Robot Gallery fan page

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First U.S. published story for Marvel by John Romita Jr., six-page story titled 'Chaos at the Coffee Bean'

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First cover art by George Perez

Comico Primer #5

Comico 1983 Vol. 1
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First professionally published interior art in comics by Sam Kieth

1st appearance of Max the Hare, a prototype of Sam Kieth's creator-owned character, The Maxx

Daring Love #1

Key 1953 Vol. 1
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First interior art by Steve Ditko

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First written and illustrated work in comics by Jonathan Hickman

6-issue series written, illustrated, lettered, inked and colored by Hickman

2008 Eisner Award nominee for Best Limited Series

Nintendo Power #6

Nintendo 1989 Vol. 1
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First unprofessionally published artwork by J. Scott Campbell

At 15 years old, JSC submitted the winning concept to Nintendo Power Magazine's 'Invent the Ultimate Video Game' contest

Hack / Slash #14

Devil's Due Publishing 2008 Vol. 1
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First commissioned cover art by Jenny Frison

Although Voltron was published first, this cover of Hack/Slash was her first hired-on job in comics

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1st appearance of Kratos from the God of War video game franchise

First interior art by Andrea Sorrentino

Copies ordered by retailers: 9,840

[November 2024 - the previously announced God of War series for Netflix has been picked up by Amazon]

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First interior art by Amanda Conner

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First interior colors by Marie Severin

Action Force #44

Marvel UK 1988 Vol. 1
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First cover art by Brian Hitch

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First interior art by Joe Quesada in the story 'Video-Town'

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First cover art by Jae Lee

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First interior art by Mike Zeck, specifically, the interior cover

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First cover art by Mike Zeck

Spyman #1

Harvey 1966 Vol. 1
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First published artwork by Jim Steranko - inset illustration of hand

1st appearance and origin of Spyman

Hardware #15

Milestone 1994 Vol. 1
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First interior artwork in the comic book industry by Humberto Ramos

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First cover art by Bill Everett

Shadowman #16

Acclaim Valiant 1998 Vol. 2
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First cover art by Clayton Crain

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Doctor Weird #1

Texas Trio 1970 Vol. 1
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First cover art by Jim Starlin

Early published written work in the comic industry by George Raymond Richard Martin (George R.R. Martin)

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First written and illustrated work in comics by Erik Larsen

1st appearance of Paul Dragon

'Savage' was later added after a cease and desist order from Dragon Magazine

Estimated print run of 300

Elsinore #4

Alias Enterprises 2006 Vol. 1
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First cover art by Fiona Staples

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