Publishers / Image / Spawn (1992) / #56
56December 1996
$1.95; 2.80 CAD

Spawn #56

Image · December 1996 · on sale 1996

First appearance: Major ForsbergFirst appearance: Flatulence1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spawn (Image, 1992 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
December 1996
Key date
1996-12-00
On-sale date
1996
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.80 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Flatulence - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Brian HaberlinMajor Forsberg First, Al Simmons, Spawn
1Image Comics Presents:credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Kahncomic story22script: Todd McFarlane; pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Todd McFarlane, Danny Miki; colors: Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp; letters: Tom OrzechowskiClown, Cy-Gor, Terry Fitzgerald, Major Forsberg First, Al Simmons, Spawn, Jason Wynn
3blah, blah, blah 51in-house column1script: Terry Fitzgerald
4Darkchylde #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Randy Queen; inks: Jason Gorder; colors: Jimmy YuDarkchylde
5-comic story3script: Randy Queen; pencils: Randy Queen; inks: Jason Gorder; colors: Jimmy Yu; letters: Todd KleinDarkchylde, Flatulence First
6-letters page2script: Todd McFarlane
7eNd cap [18]in-house column2pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07336164989856

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Series context

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Sources

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