Wildstorm Swimsuit Special #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Nadia Breslov - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Wildstorm Swimsuit Special (Image, 1994 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 1994
Key date: 1994-12-00
Indicia publisher: Image Comics Inc.
Price: $2.95; 4.20 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Sister Mary - 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: Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee; colors: Jeromy Cox	Percival Edward Chang, Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Grunge, Roxy Spaulding
1	Persephone aka Red	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Joe Chiodo; inks: Scott Williams	Persephone
2	Taboo	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Sal Regla; colors: WildStorm Effects (Robert Chong)	Backlash, Amanda Reed, Marc Slayton, Taboo
3	Void	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Pop Mhan; inks: Chuck Gibson; colors: WildStorm Effects (Robert Ro)	Adrianna Tereshkova, Void
4	Freefall & Grunge	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Jeromy Cox	Percival Edward Chang, Freefall, Grunge, Roxy Spaulding
5	Mother One	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Alex Garner	Mother-One, Rachel Rhodes
6	Traveller	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Tom Raney; inks: Karl Story	Nadia Breslov First, Traveller First
7	Dane and Pilgrim	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Anthony Vu; inks: Edwin Rosell	Maritza Blackbird, Dane, Jackson Dane, Pilgrim
8	Fairchild	illustration	2	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Scott Williams	Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild
9	Grifter	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Trevor Scott; inks: Trevor Scott	Cole Cash, Grifter
10	Synergy & Weatherman One	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Dan Norton; inks: Chuck Gibson	Henry Bendix, Synergy, Christine Trelane, Weatherman One
11	Spartan and Voodoo	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Bobby Rubio; inks: Jason Martin	Priscilla Kitaen, Yon Kohl, Spartan, Voodoo
12	Bliss	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: Chuck Gibson; colors: WildStorm Effects (Ben Fernandez)	Bliss, Nicole Callahan
13	Gen 13 Gals	illustration	2	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Adam Hughes; inks: Karl Story; colors: WildStorm Effects (Homer Reyes)	Fairchild, Caitlin Fairchild, Freefall, Rainmaker, Sarah Rainmaker, Roxy Spaulding
14	Blood Queen	illustration	2	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Joe Chiodo; inks: Joe Chiodo; colors: Joe Chiodo	Blood Queen
15	Zealot	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Sal Regla	Zannah, Zealot
16	Tapestry	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Michael Lopez; inks: Gary Martin	Tapestry
17	Grunge & Freefall	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Anthony Vu; inks: Dev Madan	Percival Edward Chang, Freefall, Grunge, Roxy Spaulding
18	Fahrenheit & Fuji	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Brett Booth; inks: Tom McWeeney	Fahrenheit, Fuji, Toshiro Misawa, Lauren Pennington
19	Diva	illustration	2	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Mat Broome; inks: John Holdredge; colors: WildStorm Effects (Robert Ro)	Diva, Alessandra Fermi
20	Deathblow	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Tom Raney; inks: Tom Raney	Michael Patrick Cray, Deathblow
21	Savant	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Ryan Benjamin; inks: Jason Martin; colors: Jeromy Cox	Kenesha, Savant
22	Pilgrim	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Allen Im; inks: Chuck Gibson; colors: WildStorm Effects (Robert Ro)	Maritza Blackbird, Pilgrim
23	Sister Mary & Deathblow	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Michael Lopez; inks: Gary Martin; colors: WildStorm Effects (Robert Chong)	Michael Patrick Cray, Deathblow, Sister Mary First
24	The Coda	illustration	2	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Scott Clark; inks: Sal Regla
25	Rainmaker & Burnout	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Tom McWeeney; inks: Tom McWeeney	Burnout, Bobby Lane, Rainmaker, Sarah Rainmaker
26	Cybernary	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Travis Charest; inks: Travis Charest	Katrina Cupertino, Cybernary
27	Nautika	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Jeff Rebner; inks: Tom McWeeney	Karl Hansen, Nautika, Maya Royko, Sunburst
28	Voodoo & Zealot	illustration	1	script: Sarah Becker; pencils: Terry Dodson; inks: Karl Story; colors: WildStorm Effects (Homer Reyes)	Priscilla Kitaen, Voodoo, Zannah, Zealot

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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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