Housewives at Play #1 - First Appearance of Catherine Mitchell, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Housewives at Play (Fantagraphics, 1999 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: April 1999
Key date: April 1999
On-sale date: 1999
Indicia publisher: Eros Comix
Price: $2.95; 3.95 CAD
Pages: 28
Rating: Adults Only

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Catherine Mitchell - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Patty Johnson - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

First appearance (cover) of Beth Stevens - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Patty Johnson First, Catherine Mitchell First, Beth Stevens First
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca	Patty Johnson First, Catherine Mitchell First
2	That's What Friends Are For	comic story	12	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Patty Johnson First, Catherine Mitchell First
3	Good Neighbors	comic story	7	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Patty Johnson First, Catherine Mitchell First, Beth Stevens First
4	True Love	comic story	1	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Patty Johnson First, Catherine Mitchell First
5	A Horny Housewives Playtime Pin-Up!!	illustration	1	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Catherine Mitchell First, Jennifer Thompson First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Housewives at Play: Book One ISBN 1560975172; 9781560975175	2002	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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