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1September 2002
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Y: The Last Man #1

DC · September 2002 · on sale 2002-07-17

First appearance: Yorick BrownFirst appearance: AmpersandFirst appearance: Agent 355Award on record
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Identification plate

Series
Y: The Last Man (DC, 2002 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 2002
Key date
2002-09-00
On-sale date
2002-07-17
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.95 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
76194123103700111
Rating
Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Agent 355 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of Alter Tse'elon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

On the record: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Short Story (2002).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: J. G. Jones; inks: J. G. Jones; colors: J. G. JonesAmpersand First, Yorick Brown First
1Unmannedcomic story32script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Pia Guerra; inks: José Marzán Jr.; colors: Pam Rambo; letters: Clem RobinsAgent 355 First, Ampersand First, Hero Brown First, Jennifer Brown First, Yorick Brown First, Beth Deville First, Allison Mann First, Alter Tse'elon First
2Welcome to the Unmanned Worldtext article1pencils: Pia GuerraYorick Brown
3On the Ledgepromo (ad from the publisher)1
4House Advertisementpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Unmanned
ISBN 1-56389-980-9		2003On eBay ›
Vertigo: First Taste #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0720-0		2005On eBay ›
Y: The Last Man Double Feature Edition #[nn]2002On eBay ›
Y: The Last Man #1 Special Edition #[nn]2009On eBay ›
Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1921-5		2008On eBay ›
Absolute Y: The Last Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5429-2		2015On eBay ›
Y: The Last Man #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5151-2		2014On eBay ›
Vertigo Essentials: Y: The Last Man #[nn]2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q104047144 (Yorick Brown), first-appearance property (CC0)

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