Shadowhawks of Legend #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Nishimura Yukio - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Shadowhawks of Legend (Image, 1995 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November [December] 1995
Key date: 1995-11-00
On-sale date: 1995-12-07
Indicia publisher: Image Comics
Price: $4.95; 6.95 CAD
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of ShadowHawk of the Old West - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of The Shadow with the Hawk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lady Arabella Hero - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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: Peter Bollinger; inks: Peter Bollinger; colors: Peter Bollinger	Lamanche First, The Shadow with the Hawk First, The Shadow of the Hawk First, ShadowHawk of the Old West First, Nishimura Yukio First
1	Image Comics Presents ShadowHawks of Legend	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	ShadowHawks of Legend	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
4	A Journey through Shadows	comic story	6	script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Kyle Hotz; inks: Kyle Hotz; colors: Marcus David, Heroic Age; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft	Lamanche First, The Shadow with the Hawk First, The Shadow of the Hawk First, ShadowHawk of the Old West First, Nishimura Yukio First
5	The Shadow of Justice	comic story	10	script: Beau Smith; pencils: Jim Valentino; inks: Pam Eklund; colors: Marcus David, Heroic Age; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft	ShadowHawk of the Old West First
6	Taka no Kage	comic story	10	script: Stan Sakai; pencils: James Fry; inks: Rey Garcia; colors: Marcus David, Heroic Age; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft	The Shadow of the Hawk First, Nishimura Yukio First
7	L'Ombre avec le Faucon	comic story	10	script: Len Senecal; pencils: Ron Randall; inks: Ron Randall; colors: Marcus David, Heroic Age; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft	Athos, d'Artagnan, Lamanche First, The Shadow with the Hawk First
8	Shadows in the Sand	comic story	10	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Marcus David, Heroic Age; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft	Hawk of the Desert First, Lady Arabella Hero First
9	Creator Bios	text article	1	letters: typeset

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Series context

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Sources

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

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