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Artist's Firsts III

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

Results: 23 Issues Found

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Magnus, Robot Fighter #10

Western ⋅ 1965

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

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11

Marvel ⋅ 1977

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First published work for Marvel by John Romita Jr.

Creatures on the Loose #34

Marvel ⋅ 1975

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First cover art by George Perez

Comico Primer #5

Comico ⋅ 1983

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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

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First interior art by Steve Ditko

The Nightly News #1

Image ⋅ 2006

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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

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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

Variant ⋅ Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2008

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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

God of War #1

WildStorm ⋅ 2010

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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]

Solo Avengers #12

Marvel ⋅ 1988

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First interior art by Amanda Conner

A Moon, A Girl...A Romance #9

EC ⋅ 1949

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First interior colors by Marie Severin

Action Force #44

Marvel UK ⋅ 1988

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First cover art by Brian Hitch

Captain N: The Game Master #3

Valiant ⋅ 1990

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

Namor the Sub-Mariner #26

Marvel ⋅ 1992

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First cover art by Jae Lee

Savage Sword of Conan #2

Marvel ⋅ 1974

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

Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #56

Charlton ⋅ 1976

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Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #56
 
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First cover art by Mike Zeck

Spyman #1

Harvey ⋅ 1966

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First published artwork by Jim Steranko - inset illustration of hand

1st appearance and origin of Spyman

Hardware #15

Milestone ⋅ 1994

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First interior art by Humberto Ramos

Uncle Joe's Funnies #1

Centaur ⋅ 1938

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First cover art by Bill Everett

Shadowman #16

Glow ⋅ Acclaim Valiant ⋅ 1998

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First cover art by Clayton Crain

Glow-in-the-dark cover

Doctor Weird #1

Texas Trio ⋅ 1970

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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)

Graphic Fantasy #1

Ajax ⋅ 1982

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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

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First cover art by Fiona Staples