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8December 2017
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Saga #8

Image · December 2017 · on sale 2017-12-27

First appearance: KiddFirst appearance: MawFirst appearance: PawOrigin: The BrandDeath of Dad
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Identification plate

Series
Saga (Image, 2012 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
December 2017
Key date
2017-12-27
On-sale date
2017-12-27
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$14.99
Pages
156
Barcode
978153430349251499
ISBN
978-1-5343-0349-2
Rating
Rated M / Mature

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: The Brand, The Will.

Death on record for: Dad, Kurti.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona StaplesAlana
1Blank page(s)blank page(s)2
2Title Pagecredits, title page1letters: Fonografiks
3Creditscredits, title page2letters: Fonografiks
4Chapter Forty-Threecomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana, Doctor Sheriff First, Prince Robot IV, Hazel, Marko, Petrichor, Prince Robot IV
5Chapter Forty-Fourcomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana, Hazel, Kidd First, Marko, Maw First, Paw First, Petrichor, Prince Robot IV
6Chapter Forty-Fivecomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana, Endwife First, Hazel, Kidd First, Kurti First, Marko, Maw First, Paw First, Petrichor, Prince Robot IV
7Chapter Forty-Sixcomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana, Endwife First, Hazel, Kidd First, Kurti First, Marko, Maw First, Paw First, Petrichor, Prince Robot IV
8Chapter Forty-Sevencomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksThe Will Origin, Dad Death, Gwendolyn, Ianthe, Lying Cat, The Brand Origin, The Stalk, The Letter, The Will, The Will
9Chapter Forty-Eightcomic story24script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana, Doff First, Dread Naught First, Friendo First, Ghüs First, Hazel, Marko, Petrichor, Prince Robot IV, Squire, Upsher First
10Printsillustration2script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksAlana
11Comics Adspromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona StaplesHazel, Prince Robot IV
13-cover1pencils: Fiona Staples; inks: Fiona Staples; colors: Fiona Staples; letters: FonografiksPetrichor

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

‹ #78 of 12#9 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q114271403 (Kidd), first-appearance property (CC0)

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