Aria Preview #1 - First Appearance of Kildare, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Aria Preview (Image, 1998 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 1998
Key date: November 1998
Indicia publisher: Avalon Studios
Price: $2.95; 4.70 CAD
Pages: 28
Barcode: 70985316201800031

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of The Pug - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (profile) of Gwynnion - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Nigel Hawthorne - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of The Dark One - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Ondine - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Childe Roland - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Robin Goodfellow - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Dion - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Count Iblis - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of The Sphinx - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

First appearance (profile) of Lullaby - the earliest appearance on record is a character profile, not a story.

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: Jay Anacleto; colors: Jay Anacleto	Kildare First
1	Welcome to the World of Aria	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	pencils: Jay Anacleto
2	Title and Credits	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jay Anacleto	Kildare First
3	I'll Come to Thee in the Cloak of Night	text story	9	script: Brian Holguin; pencils: Jay Anacleto	Kildare First
4	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
5	Special Aria Poster	illustration	2	pencils: Jay Anacleto; inks: Jay Anacleto; colors: Brian Haberlin, Drew	Kildare First, The Pug First
6	Cast of Characters	character profile	4	script: Brian Holguin; pencils: Jay Anacleto	The Dark One First, Dion First, Robin Goodfellow First, Gwynnion First, Nigel Hawthorne First, Count Iblis First, Kildare First, Lullaby First, Ondine First, The Pug First, Childe Roland First, The Sphinx First
7	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
8	Preview Pages from Issue One of Aria	illustration	6	pencils: Jay Anacleto	Kildare First
9	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
10	Avalon Studios	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Gold foil, canvas	price [none]
Wizard Authentic Gold Foil canvas cover	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Magic of Aria #1	2000	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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