Harbinger #8 - First Appearance of Faith Herbert, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Harbinger (Acclaim / Valiant, 1992 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: August 1992
Key date: August 1992
On-sale date: 1992-05
Indicia publisher: Valiant
Price: $2.50; 2.95 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Faith Herbert - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Zephyr - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Pete Stanchek - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Sting - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Marv - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Flamingo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Charlene DuPre - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Kris Hathaway - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Toyo Harada - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Torque - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Torkelson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Janet Jackson	Charlene DuPre First, Flamingo First, Kris Hathaway First, Faith Herbert First, Marv First, Pete Stanchek First, Sting First, Zephyr First
1	Unity Chapter 8 Heart Failures	comic story	22	script: Jim Shooter, David Lapham; pencils: David Lapham; inks: Gonzalo Mayo; colors: Maria Beccari, Knob Row; letters: George Roberts Jr., Jade	Aram Anni-Padda, Gilad Anni-Padda, Archer, Armstrong, Aric Dacia, Charlene DuPre First, Eternal Warrior, Flamingo First, Toyo Harada First, Kris Hathaway First, Faith Herbert First, Magnus, Geoff McHenry, Tohru Nakadai
2	May 1992	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: JayJay Jackson
3	John Byrne's Next Meal	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne	Next Men [Bethany; Danny; Jack; Jasmine; Nathan]; Tony Murchison
4	They’re Powerful.	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Barry Windsor Smith; inks: Layton; colors: JayJay Jackson
5	Jim Shooter	text article	2	script: Jim Shooter	Jim Shooter (photo)
6	Unity Time is Not Absolute	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Don Perlin; colors: JayJay Jackson	Aram Anni-Padda, Gilad Anni-Padda, Archer, Armstrong, Jack Boniface, Aric Dacia, Eternal Warrior, Geomancer, Magnus, Geoff McHenry, Tohru Nakadai, Erica Pierce, Shadowman, Solar

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Unity Saga #1	1994	On eBay ›
Unity Saga #2	1994	On eBay ›
Unity Saga #4	1994	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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