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63May 2003
$2.99; 4.60 CAD

Witchblade #63

Image · May 2003 · on sale 2003-04-16

First appearance: The MagdalenaFirst appearance: PatienceFirst appearance: Kilby1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Witchblade (Image, 1995 series)
Issue
#63
Publication date
May 2003
Key date
2003-05-00
On-sale date
2003-04-16
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$2.99; 4.60 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
70985307201006311

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Francis Manapul; inks: Jason Gorder; colors: John StarrSara Pezzini, Witchblade, The Magdalena First, Patience First
1-comic story22script: David Wohl; pencils: Francis Manapul, Joel Gomez; inks: Jason Gorder, Al Vey, Billy Tan, Sal Regla, Mark Prudeaux, Tom Bar-Or; colors: Matt Milla, Beth Sotelo, Brian Buccellato; letters: Dreamer Design, Robin Spehar, Dennis HeislerSara Pezzini, Witchblade, Kilby First, The Magdalena First, Jake McCarthy, Patience First, Julie Pezzini, Joe Siry
2Blood Legacy The Young Ones Special Sneak Previewpromo (ad from the publisher)4script: Kerri Hawkins; pencils: Eric Basaldua; inks: John Livesay; colors: Tyson Wengler; letters: Dreamer Design

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Dynamic Forces Exclusive Gold FoilSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

Sources

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