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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Idol of Flesh (1993) / #1
1March 1993
$3.25; 3.95 CAD

Idol of Flesh #1

Fantagraphics · March 1993 · on sale 1993

First appearance (cover): Coley Cochran
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Identification plate

Series
Idol of Flesh (Fantagraphics, 1993 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1993
Key date
March 1993
On-sale date
1993
Price
$3.25; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Adults Only

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Blackburn; inks: John Blackburn; colors: John Blackburn; letters: John BlackburnColey Cochran First
1Jennifer Collinsforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: John Blackburn; pencils: John Blackburn; inks: John Blackburn; letters: John Blackburn
2Dancer on the Edgecomic story32script: John Blackburn; pencils: John Blackburn; inks: John Blackburn; letters: John BlackburnColey Cochran First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Coley Running Wild, Book One: The Blade and the Whip
ISBN 9781560972143; 1560972149		1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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