Savage Dragon #115 for Sale - First Appearance of Dart - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Savage Dragon (Image, 1993 series)
Issue: #115
Publication date: July 2004
Key date: 2004-07-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: $7.95; 10.70 CAD
Pages: 100
Barcode: 70985305276011511

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Death on record for: Andy Peartree, Bill August, Chris Vantage, David Gorelick, HotWire.

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	2	pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen	Johnny Armstrong, Bill August, Barbaric, Battle Tank, Beast Boy, Amy Belcher, Dart First, Rex Dexter, Jennifer Dragon, Justin Farrell, Libby Farrell, Feezle, Mr. Glum, Sara Hill
1	-	credits, title page	1	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen	Kurr, Dragon
2	Final Battle!	comic story	30	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Bill Crabtree; letters: John Workman	Johnny Armstrong, Bill August Death, Battle Tank, Beast Boy, Amy Belcher, Duncan Belloc-Rosenblatt Jr., Rex Dexter, Dragon, Angel Dragon, Jennifer Dragon, Justin Farrell Death, Libby Farrell Death, Feezle, Firebreather
3	Freak Force	illustration	1	pencils: Vic Bridges; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Erik Larsen	Johnny Armstrong, Jill August, Barbaric, Dart, Sara Hill, Horridus, Sharona Jackson, Mighty Man, Rapture, Ricochet, Barney Runningbear, Rikki Shaefer, Ann Stevens, SuperPatriot
4	Freak Force	illustration	1	pencils: Andy Kuhn; inks: Andy Kuhn; colors: Bill Crabtree	Johnny Armstrong, Jill August, Barbaric, Dart, Sara Hill, Horridus, Mighty Man, Ricochet, Barney Runningbear, Rikki Shaefer, Ann Stevens, SuperPatriot
5	Together Again For the First Time!	comic story	48	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Mark Englert; inks: Mark Englert; colors: Dash Martin, Joe Keatinge; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Johnny Armstrong, Jill August, Barbaric, Billy Berman, Dart First, Dart, Jon Day, Dragon, Lou Drumm, Sara Hill, Horridus, Sharona Jackson, Kurr, Mako
6	Prisoners of War	comic story	8	script: Erik Larsen, Gary Carlson; pencils: Mark Englert; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Mark Englert; letters: Robert Kirkman	Johnny Armstrong, Billy Berman, Dr. Larry Bradford, Dragon, Kurr, Mighty Man, Ann Stevens, SuperPatriot
7	Dragonslayer	comic story	6	script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Erik Larsen; letters: John Workman	Dragon, Angel Dragon, Jennifer Dragon, Mr. Glum, Kurr
8	Comic Bits Featuring G-Man	comic story	1	script: Chris Giarrusso; pencils: Chris Giarrusso; inks: Chris Giarrusso; colors: Chris Giarrusso; letters: Chris Giarrusso	Dragon, Angel Dragon, Jennifer Dragon, G-Man, Mikey G., Kurr
9	-	letters page	2	script: Erik Larsen

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Learning to Fly	2009	On eBay ›
Mighty Man #1	2004	On eBay ›
Savage Dragon Archives #5 ISBN 978-1-63215-564-1	2015	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #114117 of 285#116 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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