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1October 1997
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StormWatch #1

Image · October 1997

First appearance: Weatherman2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
StormWatch (Image, 1997 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1997
Key date
1997-10-00
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
70985304201300121

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Travis Charest; inks: Travis Charest
1-character profile1letters: typesetFahrenheit, Flint, Fuji, Hellstrike, Nikolas Kamarov, Nigel Keane, Jackson King, Toshiro Misawa, Victoria Ngengi, Lauren Pennington, Weatherman First, Winter
2Strange Weather One of Three - Hard Raincomic story22script: Warren Ellis; pencils: Oscar Jimenez, Joe Phillips; inks: Jason Gorder, Joe Phillips; colors: Mike Rockwitz, Wildstorm FX; letters: Clem RobinsFahrenheit, Flint, Fuji, Hellstrike, Nikolas Kamarov, Nigel Keane, Jackson King, Toshiro Misawa, Victoria Ngengi, Lauren Pennington, Synergy, Christine Trelane, Weatherman First, Winter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Richard Bennett VariantSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Richard Bennett $3.50 Variantprice 3.50 USD; 5.00 CAD; barcode 70985304202000111

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Change or Die
ISBN 1-56389-534-X		1999On eBay ›
StormWatch #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3725-7		2013On eBay ›
StormWatch #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3727-1		2014On eBay ›
StormWatch: The Road to the Authority Compendium #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77952-806-3		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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