Preacher #[1] for Sale - First Appearance of Paulie Bridges - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Preacher (DC, 1996 series)
Issue: #[1]
Issue title: Gone to Texas
Publication date: [May] 1996
Key date: 1996-05-00
On-sale date: 1996-03-14
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $14.95; 20.95 CAD
Pages: 204
Barcode: 76194120736000111
ISBN: 1-56389-261-8
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Jesse Custer.

Death on record for: Hugo Root, Si Coltrane.

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: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Cassidy, Jesse Custer, Tulip O'Hare
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry
2	Credits	credits, title page	3	letters: typeset
3	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	script: Joe R. Lansdale; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon
4	Preacher #1	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Jesse Custer
5	The Time of the Preacher	comic story	40	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Cassidy, Jesse Custer Origin, DeBlanc, Fiore, Tulip O'Hare, Hugo Root, Saint of Killers
6	Preacher #2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Saint of Killers
7	And Hell Followed With Him	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Arseface, Cassidy, Jesse Custer, DeBlanc, Fiore, Tulip O'Hare, Hugo Root, Saint of Killers
8	Preacher #3	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Cassidy
9	And the Horse You Rode in on	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Arseface, Cassidy, Jesse Custer, DeBlanc, Fiore, Tulip O'Hare, Hugo Root Death, Saint of Killers
10	Preacher #4	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Jesse Custer
11	Standing Tall	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Arseface, Cassidy, Jesse Custer, DeBlanc, Fiore, Tulip O'Hare, Hugo Root, Saint of Killers
12	Preacher #5	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry
13	Say a Prayer for Seven Bullets	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Paulie Bridges First, Cassidy, Si Coltrane First, Jesse Custer, Tulip O'Hare, John Tool First
14	Preacher #6	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Cassidy, Jesse Custer
15	New York's Finest (Naked City Part 2)	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Paulie Bridges First, Cassidy, Si Coltrane First, Jesse Custer, Tulip O'Hare, Maureen Ryeberg First, John Tool First
16	Preacher #7	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Glenn Fabry; inks: Glenn Fabry; colors: Glenn Fabry	Paulie Bridges First
17	N.Y.P.D. Blue (Naked City Part 3)	comic story	24	script: Garth Ennis; pencils: Steve Dillon; inks: Steve Dillon; colors: Matt Hollingsworth; letters: Clem Robins	Paulie Bridges First, Cassidy, Si Coltrane First, Jesse Custer, Tulip O'Hare, Maureen Ryeberg First, John Tool First

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Eighth Printing	price 14.99 USD; 19.99 CAD; barcode 76194120736000118
Second Printing	barcode 76194120736000112
Sixth Printing	price 14.95 USD; 24.95 CAD; barcode 76194120736000116
Seventh Printing	price 14.95 USD; 24.95 CAD; barcode 76194120736000117
Fifth Printing	price 14.95 USD; 23.50 CAD; barcode 76194120736000115
Third Printing	barcode 76194120736000113
Fourth Printing	barcode 76194120736000114
Eleventh Printing	price 14.99 USD; 16.99 CAD; barcode 978156389261551499
Twelfth Printing	price 17.99 USD; 20.99 CAD; barcode 978156389261551799
Tenth Printing	price 14.99 USD; 16.99 CAD; barcode 978156389261551499
Fourteenth Printing	price 17.99 USD; 19.99 CAD; barcode 978156389261551799

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Preacher: Dead or Alive #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-687-7	2001	On eBay ›
Preacher #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-3016-6	2011	On eBay ›
Preacher #3 ISBN 978-1-4012-4501-6	2014	On eBay ›
Absolute Preacher #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-6809-1	2017	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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