Image 0 [Image Zero] #0 for Sale - First Appearance of Troll - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Image 0 [Image Zero] (Image, 1993 series)
Issue: #0
Publication date: 1993
Key date: 1993-00-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: [none] (see notes)
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Bartholomew J. Troll - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Morgan Stryker.

Death on record for: Arnold Dimple, Debbie Harris.

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: Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio; inks: Todd McFarlane, Erik Larsen, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, Rob Liefeld, Whilce Portacio	Claymore, Paul Johnstone, Kurr, Lord Emp, Maul, Clayton Hendrick Maure, Dragon, ShadowHawk, Shaft, Al Simmons, Spawn, Jeremy Stone, Stryker, Morgan Stryker
1	Image Comics Presents an Extreme Studios production Troll	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	5	script: Rob Liefeld; pencils: Rob Liefeld; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Kiko Taganashi; letters: Kurt Hathaway; editing: Eric Stephenson	Troll First, Bartholomew J. Troll First
3	Image Comics Presents Stormwatch	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
4	-	comic story	4	script: Jim Lee, Brandon Choi; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Scott Williams, John Tighe, Rich Johnson; colors: Joe Chiodo, Wendy Fouts, Paige Apfelbaum, In-Color; letters: Mike Heisler; editing: Dennis Heisler, Rich Johnson	Battalion First, Deathtrap First, Flashpoint First, Karl Hansen First, Jackson King First, Foster McClane First, Nautika First, Maya Royko First, Sunburst First, Synergy First, Christine Trelane First
5	Image Comics Presents Todd McFarlane	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
6	The Freak	illustration	1	pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Dan Panosian; colors: Byron Talman, Terry Fitzgerald; letters: Kurt Hathaway	The Freak First
7	Blotch	illustration	1	pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Art Thibert; colors: Byron Talman, Terry Fitzgerald; letters: Kurt Hathaway	Blotch First
8	Sweat	illustration	1	pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Dan Panosian, Art Thibert; colors: Byron Talman, Terry Fitzgerald; letters: Kurt Hathaway	Sweat First
9	Bludd	illustration	1	pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Byron Talman, Terry Fitzgerald; letters: Kurt Hathaway	Bludd First
10	Image Comics Presents The Savage Dragon	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
11	-	comic story	4	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Chris Eliopoulos; editing: Jannie Wong, Josh Eichorn	Kurr, Dragon, Peter Klaptin First, Arnold Dimple Death, Debbie Harris Death
12	Marc Silvestri	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
13	-	comic story	4	script: Marc Silvestri; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Marc Silvestri; colors: Joe Chiodo, In Color; letters: Mike Heisler	Stryker, Morgan Stryker Origin
14	Image Comics Presents: Shadowhawk	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
15	Prey	comic story	4	script: Jim Valentino; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Christopher Ivy; colors: Eric Vincent; letters: Kurt Hathaway	Paul Johnstone, ShadowHawk
16	-	text article	1	script: Tony Lobito
17	We're Not Your Dad's Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	script: ? (promo copy)	Claymore, Paul Johnstone, Kurr, Lord Emp, Maul, Clayton Hendrick Maure, Dragon, ShadowHawk, Shaft, Al Simmons, Spawn, Jeremy Stone, Carin Taylor, Jeff Terrell

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Shadowhawk: Out of the Shadows #[nn]	1993	On eBay ›
Wildstorm Rarities #1	1994	On eBay ›
The Savage Dragon #[nn] ISBN 0-936211-99-7	1993	On eBay ›
Cyberforce Trade Paperback #1 ISBN 978-1-582-40190-4; 1-582-40190-X	1993	On eBay ›
Youngblood #[nn] ISBN 1-887279-17-2	1996	On eBay ›
The Complete Cyberforce #1 ISBN 1534322221	2022	On eBay ›
The Savage Dragon #[nn] ISBN 0-936211-51-2	1993	On eBay ›
ShadowHawk: Out of the Shadows #[nn] ISBN 0-936211-50-4	1993	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q133504933 (Blotch), first-appearance property (CC0)

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