Publishers / Image / Curse of the Spawn (1996) / #22
22July 1998
$1.95; 2.95 CAD

Curse of the Spawn #22

Image · July 1998 · on sale 1998

First appearance: HatchetFirst appearance: Zombie SpawnFirst appearance: Ryan Hatchett
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Identification plate

Series
Curse of the Spawn (Image, 1996 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
July 1998
Key date
1998-07-00
On-sale date
1998
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Chance Wolf; colors: Todd BroekerThe Freak
1Todd McFarlane and Image Comics Presentscredits, title page1letters: typeset; ?
2Deadlandcomic story22script: Alan McElroy; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Chance Wolf, Jason Gorder, Jonathan Glapion; colors: Todd Broeker, Mark Nicholas; letters: Tom OrzechowskiThe Freak, Hatchet First, Ryan Hatchett First, Zombie Spawn First
3-letters page2script: Todd McFarlane
4BlahBlahBlah_69in-house column1script: Terry Fitzgerald
5ENDCAP 74in-house column2pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typeset

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CollectionYear
The Best of Curse of the Spawn #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q104783494 (Hatchet), first-appearance property (CC0)

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