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1March 1991
$2.50; 3.00 CAD

Predator: Big Game #1

Dark Horse · March 1991

First appearance: Martha Washington
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Identification plate

Series
Predator: Big Game (Dark Horse, 1991 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1991
Key date
1991-03-00
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Martha Washington - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Chris Warnera Predator
1Creditscredits, title page1pencils: Evan Dorkin; inks: Armando Gila Predator
2-comic story24script: John Arcudi; pencils: Evan Dorkin; inks: Armando Gil; colors: Julia Lacquement; letters: Kurt Hathawaya Predator; Corporal Enoch Nakai; Alda; Sgt. Coates (death); Colonel Athelry (death); Pvt. Dietl (death); Clowes (death); Lee (death); Kroft (death)
3-letters page3script: Diana Schutz
4Alienspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dave Dorman; inks: Dave Dorman; colors: Dave Dorman
5DHP Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Specialpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn VarleyConcrete, Martha Washington First
6-in-house column1script: Mike Richardson, Bob Schreck
8Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for 1990text article1letters: typeset
9Dark Horse Presents HR Giger Posterspromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy); pencils: ?; ? (photos); inks: ? (photos); letters: typeset
11Wacky Squirrel; Nixoninsert or dust jacket0Wacky Squirrel; Nixon

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Predator Omnibus #2
ISBN 1-59307-733-5; 978-1-59307-733-4		2008On eBay ›
Predator: Big Game #[nn]
ISBN 1878574337		1992On eBay ›
Predator: The Original Years Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92896-4		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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