The Darker Side of Sex #1 - First Appearance of Frank, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Darker Side of Sex (Fantagraphics, 1995 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: May 1995
Key date: May 1995
On-sale date: 1995
Indicia publisher: Eros Comix
Price: $2.95; 3.95 CAD
Pages: 28
Rating: Adult Readers Only

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Frank - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rick McCollum; inks: Rick McCollum; colors: Rick McCollum	Jamie
1	The Dark Side of Sex	comic story	24	script: Cathleen Hurley; pencils: Rick McCollum; inks: Rick McCollum, Bill Cavalier; letters: Bill Cavalier	Frank First, Jamie

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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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