Epic #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Carter Tiernan - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Epic (Marvel, 1992 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 1992
Key date: 1992-04-21
On-sale date: 1992-04-21
Indicia publisher: Epic Comics
Price: $4.95; 5.75 CAD; 3.30 GBP
Pages: 52
Barcode: 02488523268401
ISBN: 0-87135-845-X

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Peter Lencov Sr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Debra Jo Jory - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Senator Gregg Hartmann - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Conrad Raines, Elizabeth Raines.

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	Brain Child	cover	1	pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean	Pinhead, Elliott Spencer
1	-	blank page(s)	1	letters: typeset
2	Contents	table of contents	1	colors: ? (background art); letters: typeset
3	Clive Barker's Hellraiser	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
4	Birth Rite	comic story	10	script: Dan Chichester; pencils: William Simpson; inks: William Simpson; colors: William Simpson	Frigg First
5	Brain Child	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Dave McKean; inks: Dave McKean; colors: Dave McKean	Pinhead, Elliott Spencer
6	Stalkers	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
7	The Terrorist Chapter One: The Debt	comic story	12	script: Mark Verheiden; pencils: D'Israeli; inks: D'Israeli; colors: D'Israeli	Ali First, Billy First, Bob Goyer First, Peter Lencov Sr. First, Patrick First, Conrad Raines Death, Elizabeth Raines Death, Matt Raines First, Carter Tiernan First, Laurie Tomlinson First, Ben Zimmer First
8	Dreadlands	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
9	-	comic story	8	script: Steve White, Andy Lanning; pencils: Phil Gascoine, Kev Hopgood, Andy Lanning; inks: Phil Gascoine, Kev Hopgood, Andy Lanning; colors: Phil Gascoine, Kev Hopgood, Andy Lanning
10	Wild Cards	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
11	Chapter One: Masks of the Red Death	comic story	12	script: Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams; pencils: Mike Collins, Kev Hopgood; inks: Mike Collins, Kev Hopgood; colors: Mike Collins, Kev Hopgood; letters: Woodrow Phoenix	Black Shadow First, Chrysalis First, Dr. Tachyon First, Senator Gregg Hartmann First, Debra Jo Jory First, Neil Langford First
12	Epic	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
13	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best #3 ISBN 0-9753808-0-X	2004	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q94637040 (Ali), first-appearance property (CC0)

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