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1July 1993
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Skin Graft: The Adventures of a Tattooed Man #1

DC · July 1993 · on sale 1993-05-27

First appearance: The Tattooed ManFirst appearance: John Oakes
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Identification plate

Series
Skin Graft: The Adventures of a Tattooed Man (DC, 1993 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July 1993
Key date
1993-07-00
On-sale date
1993-05-27
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.25 CAD; 1.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Tattooed Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gavin Wilson; inks: Gavin Wilson; colors: Gavin Wilson; letters: Richard BruningJohn Oakes First, The Tattooed Man First
1Blood and Inkcomic story24script: Jerry Prosser; pencils: Warren Pleece; inks: Warren Pleece; colors: Warren Pleece; letters: Gaspar SaladinoTattooed Man [Abel Tarrant]; Tattooed Man [John Oakes] (first appearance); Ott; The Aryan Brotherhood; Mr. Oakes (John's father, flashback); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (tattoo brought to life by Abel)
2On the Ledge [July 1993]in-house column1script: Karen Berger

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