Publishers / Image / Gen 13 (1994) / #2
2March 1994
$2.50; 3.40 CAD

Gen 13 #2

Image · March 1994

First appearance: RainmakerFirst appearance: Sarah Rainmaker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Gen 13 (Image, 1994 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
March 1994
Key date
1994-03-15
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.40 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex GarnerBurnout, Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Bobby Lane, Rainmaker First, Sarah Rainmaker First, Roxy Spaulding
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2-comic story24script: Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Jeff Mariotte; pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex Garner, Sandra Hope; colors: Joe Chiodo, Monica Bennett, Wendy Fouts, Paige King, Linda Medley, Wildstorm Effects (Jeromy Cox); letters: Ken LopezBurnout, Matthew Callahan, Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Bobby Lane, Rainmaker First, Sarah Rainmaker First, Roxy Spaulding, Threshold
3Gen 13: A Pinup by Richard Johnsoncredits, title page1pencils: Richard Johnson; inks: Richard Johnson
4-illustration2pencils: Richard Johnson; inks: Richard JohnsonPercival Edward Chang, Freefall, Grunge, Roxy Spaulding
5The Savage Dragon #8promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
6-letters page1editing: Jeff Mariotte
7We Goofed!text article1script: Bill Kaplan
8Gen 13: Number Threepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9Violator: Mini Seriespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bart Sears; inks: Mark Pennington
10Deathblow #5promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11Stormwatch #25promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098933323902

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Gen 13: Who They Are and How They Came to Be... #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-1149-6; 978-1-4012-1149-3		2006On eBay ›
Gen13 Collected Edition #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-496-3		1999On eBay ›
Gen 13: Starting Over The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77950-942-0		2022On eBay ›
Gen 13 Collected Edition #[nn]1995On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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