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3December 2002
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Noble Causes: Family Secrets #3

Image · December 2002

First appearance: Duncan Belloc-Rosenblatt Jr.First appearance: FirebreatherFirst appearance: Clarion1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Noble Causes: Family Secrets (Image, 2002 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 2002
Key date
2002-12-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.95; 4.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
70985373273000311

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Duncan Belloc-Rosenblatt Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mike Avon Oeming; inks: Mike Avon Oeming; colors: Sotocolor's J. BrownZephyr Noble
1Noble Causes Primercharacter profile0.4letters: typeset
2-credits, title page0.6letters: typeset
3Family Secrets, Part Threecomic story15script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Ian Richardson; inks: Ian Richardson; colors: Dawn Groszewski, Ken Wolak; letters: Ray Dillon (Golden Goat Studios)Johnny Armstrong, Duncan Belloc-Rosenblatt Jr. First, Eddie Collins, Liz Donnelly-Noble, Dragon, Firebreather First, Frost, Mark Grayson, Invincible, Krennick, Kurr, Doc Noble, Gaia Noble, Rusty Noble
4An Early Frostcomic story8script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Jon Sommariva; inks: Vivienne To; colors: Thomas Mason; letters: Ray Dillon (Golden Goat Studios)Clarion First, Frost, Doc Noble, Gaia Noble, Race Noble, Rusty Noble
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Avon Oeming; inks: Mike Avon Oeming; colors: J. Brown
6Venture previewcomic story5script: Jay Faerber; pencils: Jamal Igle; inks: Jamal Igle; colors: Sotocolor's J. Brown; letters: Ray Dillon (Golden Goat Studios)Venture [Joe Campbell]
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Cover Bbarcode 70985373273000321

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Noble Causes Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-58240-896-5		2008On eBay ›
Family Secrets
ISBN 1-58240-348-1		2004On eBay ›

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Sources

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