(April 2008)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2008
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Icon
Barcode
759606063888 00111
Editing
John Barber (editor); Michael Horowitz (editorial assistant); Anthony Dial (production); Irene Y. Lee (as Irene Lee) (production)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[The Greatest Superhero Book of All Time Is Finally Here!] (Table of Contents)

Kick-Ass / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita Jr. (signed as JRJR)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed)
Colors
Dean White (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dave Lizewski (fist only); thug
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Indexer Notes

Signatures were cropped out of cover image used, but can be seen on the original art included in Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years (Image, 2018 series) Volume 1.

Cover Thumbnail for Kick-Ass (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 Cover Thumbnail for Kick-Ass (2008 series) #1 [McNiven Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Kick-Ass (2008 series) #1 [Second Printing Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Kick-Ass (2008 series) #1 [Third Printing Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Kick-Ass (2008 series) #1 [Umpteenth Printing Variant]
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[Kick-Ass Issue One] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This page contains the indicia and credits for this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Kick-Ass / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Millar
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Dean White
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I always wondered why nobody did it before me.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dave Lizewski; Mrs. Zane; Katie Deauxma; Todd Haynes; Marty; Mr. Lizewski
Synopsis
Normal teenager Dave Lizewski decides to become a superhero.
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A Few Words From The Writer... (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Millar
Letters
typeset

Next: (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Kick-Ass / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Kick-Ass / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Damon Lindelof; Steve Niles; Brendan McCarthy; ?
Pencils
John Romita Jr.
Inks
Tom Palmer
Colors
Dean White
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reading this book made me want to dress in spandex and fight crime...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dave Lizewski; thug

Indexer Notes

This page contains quotes from Damon Lindelof, Steve Niles and Brendan McCarthy with an accompanying blurb about the book and illustration.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Greatest Superhero Book of All Time Is Finally Here!]
    Kick-Ass
  2. 1. [Kick-Ass Issue One]
  3. 2. ["I always wondered why nobody did it before me."]
    Kick-Ass
  4. 3. A Few Words From The Writer...
  5. 4. Next:
    Kick-Ass
  6. 5. ["Reading this book made me want to dress in spandex and fight crime..."]
    Kick-Ass
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