Runaways #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Old Lace - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Runaways (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: [August] 2005
Key date: 2005-08-10
On-sale date: 2005-08-10
Price: $34.99; 56.00 CAD
Pages: 456
Barcode: 978078511876353499
ISBN: 0-7851-1876-4

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Old Lace - 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: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]
1	Title Page and Credits	credits, title page	3	pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain
2	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber
3	#1	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Nico Minoru
4	Pride and Joy, Part 1 of 6	comic story	24	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Paul Tutrone	Alex Wilder (first appearance); Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm] (first appearance); Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky] (first appearance); Chase Stein [Talkback] (first appearance); Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic] (first appearance); Molly Hayes [Bruiser] (first appearance); The Pride (the 12 parents)(first appea
5	#2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Alex Wilder
6	Pride and Joy, Part 2 of 6	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace (first appearance); The Pride (the 12 parents)
7	#3	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Karolina Dean
8	Pride and Joy, Part 3 of 6	comic story	21	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride
9	#4	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Old Lace First, Gert Yorkes
10	Pride and Joy, Part 4 of 6	comic story	21	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride
11	#5	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Chase Stein
12	Pride and Joy, Part 5 of 6	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride
13	#6	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Molly Hayes
14	Pride and Joy, Part 6 of 6	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; Tina Minoru;
15	#7	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Nico Minoru
16	Teenage Wasteland, Part 1 of 4	comic story	22	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; T
17	#8	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Nico Minoru
18	Teenage Wasteland, Part 2 of 4	comic story	21	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Topher; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder
19	#9	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Alex Wilder
20	Teenage Wasteland, Part 3 of 4	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Topher; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; Tina Minoru; Gene Hayes; Alicia
21	#10	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Karolina Dean
22	Teenage Wasteland, Part 4 of 4	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Chris Eliopoulos	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Topher; The Pride; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Robert Minoru
23	#11	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joshua Middleton; inks: Joshua Middleton; colors: Joshua Middleton	Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Tyrone Johnson
24	Lost and Found, Part 1 of 2	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Takeshi Miyazawa; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Cloak; Dagger; Lt. Flores; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Le
25	#12	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joshua Middleton; inks: Joshua Middleton; colors: Joshua Middleton	Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Karolina Dean, Tyrone Johnson, Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Alex Wilder
26	Lost and Found, Part 2 of 2	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Takeshi Miyazawa; inks: David Newbold; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Cloak; Dagger; Lt. Flores; Frank Dean; Victor Stein; Gene Hayes; Alicia Hayes
27	#13	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Chase Stein
28	The Good Die Young, Part 1 of 5	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; T
29	#14	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Old Lace First, Gert Yorkes
30	The Good Die Young, Part 2 of 5	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Victor Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Gene Hayes; Alicia Hayes; Lt. Flores (death)
31	#15	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Molly Hayes
32	The Good Die Young, Part 3 of 5	comic story	22	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; T
33	#16	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Nico Minoru
34	The Good Die Young, Part 4 of 5	comic story	22	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder; Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Robert Minoru; T
35	#17	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Alex Wilder
36	The Good Die Young, Part 5 of 5	comic story	23	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Alex Wilder (death); Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; The Pride; Geoffrey Wilder; Catherine Wilder; Dale Yorkes; Stacey Yorkes; Victor Stein; Janet Stein; Frank Dean; Leslie Dean; Robert M
37	#18	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jo Chen; inks: Jo Chen; colors: Jo Chen	Karolina Dean, Molly Hayes, Nico Minoru, Old Lace First, Chase Stein, Alex Wilder, Gert Yorkes
38	Eighteen	comic story	22	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Craig Yeung; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Randy Gentile	Nico Minoru [Sister Grimm]; Karolina Dean [Lucy in the Sky]; Chase Stein [Talkback]; Gertrude Yorkes [Arsenic]; Molly Hayes [Bruiser]; Old Lace; Captain America; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Avengers
39	This Letter Appeared in Runaways #18, Followed by Brian K. Vaughan's Response	letters page	1	script: Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Christina Strain; inks: Christina Strain; colors: Christina Strain
40	Runaways Expanded Proposal	text article	9	script: Brian K. Vaughan; pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Adrian Alphona; colors: Christina Strain
41	Adrian Alphona Sketchbook	illustration	8	pencils: Adrian Alphona; inks: Adrian Alphona; colors: Adrian Alphona

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Runaways: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-8558-1	2014	On eBay ›
Runaways Halloween Comic Fest 2017 #1	2017	On eBay ›
Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91218-5	2018	On eBay ›

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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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