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4August 1993
$1.95; 2.45 CAD

The Maxx #4

Image · August 1993

First appearance: Sarah JamesFirst appearance: Tilly JamesFirst appearance: Jimmy1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Maxx (Image, 1993 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 1993
Key date
1993-08-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.45 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Sam KiethMaxx
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2The Land Bitescomic story20script: Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebs; pencils: Sam Kieth; inks: Sam Kieth, Jim Sinclair; colors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics, Kell-O-Graphics; letters: Mike HeislerThe Isz, Sarah James First, Jimmy First, Maxx, Tilly James First, Julie Winters
4-letters page6script: Sam KiethMaxx, Julie Winters
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marc SilvestriImpact; Morgan Stryker; Ripclaw
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07098933375804

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Stupid #11993On eBay ›
Wizard Presents: Maxx #1/21993On eBay ›
The Maxx #1
ISBN 1-4012-0124-5		2003On eBay ›
The Maxx Trade Paperback #1
ISBN 1-887279-00-8		1995On eBay ›
The Maxx: Maxximized #42014On eBay ›
The Maxx: Maxximized #42014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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