Publishers / Image / Gen 13 (1995) / #33
33September 1998
$2.50; 3.80 CAD

Gen 13 #33

Image · September 1998 · on sale 1998-09-16

First appearance: Elijah SnowFirst appearance: Jakita WagnerFirst appearance: The Drummer1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Gen 13 (Image, 1995 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
September 1998
Key date
1998-09-16
On-sale date
1998-09-16
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.80 CAD
Pages
44
Barcode
70985304602803311

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Cam SmithPercival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Rainmaker, Sarah Rainmaker, Roxy Spaulding
1-recap1letters: typeset
2Burning the Candle at Both Endscomic story22script: John Arcudi; pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Cam Smith; colors: Wildstorm FX; letters: Amie Grenier, Denice ParkBurnout, Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Alex Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Grunge, Bobby Lane, John Lynch, Simon Tsung
8-in-house column1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); colors: ? (photograph); letters: typeset
9The Mechanic: Devolution Tourpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
10-letters page2letters: typeset
11Nuclear Springcomic story8script: Warren Ellis; pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John Cassaday; colors: Laura DePuy; letters: Amie GrenierThe Drummer First, Elijah Snow First, Jakita Wagner First
12Planetarypromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13Planetary Previewcover1pencils: John Cassaday; inks: John CassadayThe Drummer First, Elijah Snow First, Jakita Wagner First

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.95 USD; 2.95 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wildcore #71998On eBay ›
Absolute Planetary #1
ISBN 1-4012-0327-2
2005On eBay ›
All Over the World and Other Stories
ISBN 1-56389-648-6
2000On eBay ›
All Over the World and Other Stories
ISBN 1-56389-777-6
2001On eBay ›
Planetary #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7166-4
2017On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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