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1March 1999
$2.50; 4.00 CAD

Spawn: The Dark Ages #1

Image · March 1999

First appearance: Dark Ages SpawnFirst appearance: Iain CovenantFirst appearance: Guy DuBlanc2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Spawn: The Dark Ages (Image, 1999 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1999
Key date
1999-03-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics
Price
$2.50; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dark Ages Spawn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fabry Covercover1pencils: Glenn Fabry, Liam McCormack-Sharp; inks: Glenn Fabry, Liam McCormack-Sharp; colors: Glenn Fabry, Liam McCormack-SharpIain Covenant First, Dark Ages Spawn First
1Todd McFarlane & Image Comics Presentscredits, title page1letters: typeset
2The Devil's Knightcomic story22script: Brian Holguin; pencils: Liam McCormack-Sharp; inks: Liam McCormack-Sharp; colors: Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp, Josh Myers; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft's Oscar GongoraBaron Rivalen First, Count Nicholas Cogliostro, Iain Covenant First, Dark Ages Spawn First, Guy DuBlanc First, Pevvyn First, Shiann First, Bram First
3BlahBlahBlah_76in-house column1script: Terry Fitzgerald
4-letters page2script: Brian Holguin, Liam McCormack-Sharp; pencils: Liam McCormack-Sharp; inks: Liam McCormack-SharpDark Ages Spawn; Cogliostro; Shiann
5ENDCAP 81in-house column1pencils: ? (photography); inks: ? (photography); colors: ? (photography); letters: typeset
6Todd McFarlane's Spawn: The Transformation Begins This April on HBOtext article2letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Cover by Todd McFarlaneSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstandbarcode 01430295082601

Where to read it

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Spawn: The Dark Ages Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60706-686-6		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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