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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lovers Walk #[nn]

Dark Horse · February 2001

First appearance: Tara MaclayFirst appearance: Riley Finn2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lovers Walk (Dark Horse, 2001 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
February 2001
Key date
2001-02-10
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99; 4.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76156800210200111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Art Covercover1pencils: Cliff Richards; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Dave StewartRiley Finn First, Buffy Summers
2One Small Promisecomic story8script: Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe; pencils: Cliff Richards; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Guy Major; letters: Clem RobinsRiley Finn First, Buffy Summers
3Punish Me With Kissescomic story8script: Jamie S. Rich, Chynna Clugston-Major; pencils: Chynna Clugston-Major; inks: Chynna Clugston-Major; colors: Guy Major; letters: Vickie WilliamsTara Maclay First, Willow Rosenberg
4Who Made Who?comic story10script: Christopher Golden; pencils: Eric Powell; inks: Keith Barnett; colors: Guy Major; letters: Pat BrosseauSpike

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Photo Cover - Gold Foilbarcode 76156800226300111
Photo Cover - Red Foilbarcode 76156800226300111

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus #4
ISBN 9781593079680		2008On eBay ›
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus #6
ISBN 9781595822420		2009On eBay ›
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain #[nn]2001On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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