Housewives at Play #2 - First Appearance of Melissa Mitchell, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Housewives at Play (Fantagraphics, 1999 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: June 1999
Key date: June 1999
On-sale date: 1999
Indicia publisher: Eros Comix
Price: $2.95; 3.95 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Adults Only

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Melissa Mitchell - 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: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Catherine Mitchell, Jennifer Thompson
1	-	credits, title page	1	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Catherine Mitchell, Jennifer Thompson
2	"Happy Birthday to Me"	comic story	19	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Catherine Mitchell, Melissa Mitchell First, Jennifer Thompson
3	A Horny Housewive's Playtime Pin-Up!	illustration	1	script: Rebecca; pencils: Rebecca; inks: Rebecca; letters: Rebecca	Catherine Mitchell

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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