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1August 2005
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Ant #1

Image · August 2005 · on sale 2005-08-24

First appearance: Steven Richards
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Identification plate

Series
Ant (Image, 2005 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 2005
Key date
2005-08-24
On-sale date
2005-08-24
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99; 3.65 CAD
Pages
32
Barcode
70985300348900111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Steven Richards - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mario Gully; inks: Mario Gully; colors: Dan KempAnt, Hannah Washington
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Reality Bites [Part One]comic story22script: Mario Gully, Marc Hammond; pencils: Mario Gully; inks: Mario Gully; colors: Stefani Renee; letters: DinoAnt, Sam Burke, Terry Fitzgerald, Steven Richards First, Hannah Washington, Arachnid
3-promo (ad from the publisher)6pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
4Knocks One Out of the Park!comic story1script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Erik Larsen; letters: Chris EliopoulosDragon, Kurr, DoubleHeader, Harry, Larry
5Next Issue...preview (from the publisher)1pencils: Mario Gully; inks: Mario Gully; colors: Dan KempAnt, Hannah Washington, Arachnid

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Reality Bites
ISBN 1-58240-580-8		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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