G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #18 for Sale - First Appearance of Dawn Moreno - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (IDW, 2011 series)
Issue: #18
Publication date: September 2017
Key date: 2017-09-13
On-sale date: 2017-09-13
Indicia publisher: IDW Publishing
Price: $17.99
Pages: 124
Barcode: 978163140959251799
ISBN: 9781631409592
Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dawn Moreno - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Red Laser - 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: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: James Offredi	Sean Collins, Cover Girl, Courtney A. Krieger, Snake Eyes
1	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: S. L. Gallant; colors: J. Brown	Black Major, Black Major, Bombstrike, Bombstrike, Alyssa Renee Stall
2	-	comic story	20	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Ace, Alpine, Thomas S. Arashikage, Brad J. Armbruster, Black Major, Bombstrike, Nicky Lee, Edward W. Leialoha, Rafael J. Melendez, Red Laser First, Albert M. Pine, Stalker, Alyssa Renee Stall, Storm Shadow
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: S. L. Gallant; colors: J. Brown	Dawn Moreno First, Zartan
4	-	comic story	20	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Thomas S. Arashikage, Sean Collins, Hard Master, Dawn Moreno First, Snake Eyes, Snake-Eyes, Stalker, Storm Shadow, Lonzo R. Wilkinson, Zartan
5	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: S. L. Gallant; colors: J. Brown	Thomas S. Arashikage, Dawn Moreno First, Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow
6	-	comic story	20	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown; letters: Neil Uyetake	Thomas S. Arashikage, Sean Collins, Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint, Fred II, Hard Master, William S. Hardy, Marvin F. Hinton, Charlie Iron-Knife, Owen King, Lady Jaye, Lift-Ticket, Dawn Moreno First, Roadblock
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: S. L. Gallant; colors: J. Brown	Thomas S. Arashikage, Cobra Commander, Dawn Moreno First, Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow, Zartan
8	-	comic story	20	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown; letters: Christa Miesner, Robbie Robbins	Thomas S. Arashikage, Sean Collins, Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint, Fred II, Marvin F. Hinton, Charlie Iron-Knife, Owen King, Lady Jaye, Dawn Moreno First, Roadblock, Snake Eyes, Sneak Peek, Spirit
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: S. L. Gallant; colors: J. Brown	Dawn Moreno First
10	-	comic story	20	script: Larry Hama; pencils: S. L. Gallant; inks: Brian Shearer; colors: J. Brown; letters: Tom B. Long	Thomas S. Arashikage, Baroness, Richard Blinken-Smythe, Buzzer, Sean Collins, Destro, Fred II, Marvin F. Hinton, Charlie Iron-Knife, Dawn Moreno First, Harry Nod, Ripper, Roadblock, Snake Eyes
11	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: James Offredi	Kimi Arashikage, Jinx
12	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: James Offredi	Sean Collins, Cover Girl, Courtney A. Krieger, Snake Eyes
13	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: Juan Fernandez	Shana O'Hara, Outback, Scarlett, Stuart R. Selkirk
14	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: Juan Fernandez	Thomas S. Arashikage, Storm Shadow
15	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Royle; inks: Jagdish Kumar; colors: Juan Fernandez	Baroness, Cobra Commander

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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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