Classic G.I. Joe TPB #19 for Sale - First Appearance of Black Major - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Classic G.I. Joe TPB (IDW, 2009 series)
Issue: #19
Publication date: March 2017
Key date: 2017-03-01
On-sale date: 2017-03-01
Indicia publisher: IDW Publishing
Price: $29.99
Pages: 248
Barcode: 978163140812052999
ISBN: 978-1631408120

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Darklon - 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: Chris Madden; inks: Chris Madden	Duke, Conrad S. Hauser
1	-	cover	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Vincent R. Falcone, Charlie Iron-Knife, Leatherneck, Lt. Falcon, Rafael J. Melendez, Wendell A. Metzger, Spirit, Zap
2	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Ron Wagner; inks: Juan Castro; colors: J. Brown; letters: Shawn Lee	Airtight, Baroness, Clutch, Cobra Commander, Darklon First, Donald DeLuca, Destro, Doctor Mindbender, Duke, Dusty, Vincent R. Falcone, Conrad S. Hauser, Charlie Iron-Knife, Leatherneck
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Vincent R. Falcone, Charlie Iron-Knife, Leatherneck, Lt. Falcon, Rafael J. Melendez, Wendell A. Metzger, Spirit, Zap
4	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Kimi Arashikage, Jinx
5	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown; letters: Shawn Lee	Airtight, Kimi Arashikage, Baroness, Clutch, Darklon First, Donald DeLuca, Destro, Duke, Dusty, Vincent R. Falcone, William S. Hardy, Conrad S. Hauser, Charlie Iron-Knife, Jinx
6	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Kimi Arashikage, Jinx
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Beach Head, Gung-Ho, Ettienne R. LaFitte, Edward W. Leialoha, Shana O'Hara, Scarlett, Wayne R. Sneeden, Stalker, Torpedo, Lonzo R. Wilkinson
8	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown; letters: Shawn Lee	Beach Head, Doctor Adele Burkhart, Cutter, Hector X. Delgado, Duke, Gung-Ho, William S. Hardy, Conrad S. Hauser, Marvin F. Hinton, Ettienne R. LaFitte, Edward W. Leialoha, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket, Shana O'Hara
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Beach Head, Gung-Ho, Ettienne R. LaFitte, Edward W. Leialoha, Shana O'Hara, Scarlett, Wayne R. Sneeden, Stalker, Torpedo, Lonzo R. Wilkinson
10	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Cutter, Hector X. Delgado, Duke, Conrad S. Hauser, Shipwreck, Skip A. Stone
11	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown; letters: Shawn Lee	Beach Head, Black Major First, Doctor Adele Burkhart, Cutter, Hector X. Delgado, Duke, Gung-Ho, William S. Hardy, Conrad S. Hauser, Marvin F. Hinton, Ettienne R. LaFitte, Edward W. Leialoha, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Cutter, Hector X. Delgado, Duke, Conrad S. Hauser, Shipwreck, Skip A. Stone
13	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Lady Jaye, Major Bludd
14	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine, Tom Simmons; colors: J. Brown; letters: Shawn Lee	Clayton M. Abernathy, Kimi Arashikage, Chuckles, Dogfight, Duke, Conrad S. Hauser, Hawk, Jinx, James R. King, Lady Jaye, Low-Light, Cooper G. MacBride, Mainframe, Major Bludd
15	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Lady Jaye, Major Bludd
16	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Chuckles, Philip M. Provost
17	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Tom Simmons, Juan Castro, Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown, Joana Lafuente; letters: Shawn Lee	Kimi Arashikage, Chuckles, Jinx, Lady Jaye, Low-Light, Cooper G. MacBride, Major Bludd, Philip M. Provost
18	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Chuckles, Philip M. Provost
19	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Gary Erskine; colors: J. Brown	Shana O'Hara, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes
20	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Sergio Cariello; inks: Sergio Cariello; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Kimi Arashikage, Baroness, Clutch, Cobra Commander, Destro, Doctor Mindbender, Duke, Hardtop, Conrad S. Hauser, Marvin F. Hinton, Jinx, Nicholas D. Klas, Lift-Ticket, Craig S. McConnel
21	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Shana O'Hara, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes
22	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Phyllis Novin; colors: J. Brown	Robert W. Graves
23	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Sergio Cariello, S. L. Gallant, Brian Shearer; inks: Sergio Cariello, S. L. Gallant, Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown, Zac Atkinson, Ester Salguero, Joana Lafuente, Stefano Simeone, Aburtov; letters: Shawn Lee	Clayton M. Abernathy, Airtight, Kimi Arashikage, Bazooka, Beach Head, Robert M. Blais, Clutch, Cover Girl, Cross-Country, Cutter, Hector X. Delgado, Dial-Tone, Dogfight, Downtown
24	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Robert W. Graves
25	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Juan Castro; colors: J. Brown	Lady Jaye
26	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer, Juan Castro, Steve Bird; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Clayton M. Abernathy, Kimi Arashikage, Bazooka, Beach Head, Gregory B. Boyajian, Chuckles, Cover Girl, Hector X. Delgado, Dial-Tone, Doc, Downtown, Duke, Dashiell R. Faireborn, Vincent R. Falcone
27	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Lady Jaye
28	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown	Beach Head, Marvin F. Hinton, Lady Jaye, Roadblock, Wayne R. Sneeden
29	-	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Phyllis Novin; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Ace, Kimi Arashikage, Brad J. Armbruster, Beach Head, Robert M. Blais, Gregory B. Boyajian, Chuckles, Cobra Commander, Cross-Country, Hector X. Delgado, Dial-Tone, Doctor Mindbender, Downtown, Duke
30	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Larry Hama	Beach Head, Marvin F. Hinton, Lady Jaye, Roadblock, Wayne R. Sneeden

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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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