Harbinger #0 [Coupon giveaway]
(February 1993)

Acclaim / Valiant, 1992 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.00 Free
Pages
20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Valiant
Brand
Valiant
Editing
Bob Layton (editor)

Issue Notes

Giveaway: per Roy Kilpela, the blue edition was available only by purchasing Harbinger trade paperback. The pink variant edition was available by clipping coupons from issues #1 - 6 and mailing coupons in to publisher. The Blue variant has ads for Shadowman (front) and Secret Weapons (back). The Pink variant has photo of the 6 coupons used to redeem for pink variant (3 on front 3 on back) (May 30, 2006). Pink version cover date is 1992, indicia February 1993. Blue edition (trade paperback) has no indicia.
This issue has variants:

The Beginning (Table of Contents)

Harbinger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
David Lapham (signed)
Inks
Terry Austin (signed)
Colors
Maurice Fontenot
Letters
Joe Albelo
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sting [Peter Stanchek]; Kris Hathaway; Weasel; Eel; Lump; Toyo Harada
Synopsis
Sting and Kris Hathaway battle Weasel, Eel and Lump as Toyo Harada looks on.
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[Another star in the Valiant universe] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Shadowman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Beginning (Table of Contents: 2)

Harbinger / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
David Lapham
Pencils
David Lapham
Inks
Kathryn Bolinger
Colors
Jose Gonzalez
Letters
Joe Albelo
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sting [Peter Stanchek]; Kris Hathaway; Weasel; Eel; Lump; Todd Bevins; Joe Irons; Mrs. Stanchek; Rachel Hopson; Ms. Ando; Toyo Harada
Synopsis
Sting discovers his powers and writes to the Harbinger Foundation. Toyo Harada attempts to train Sting and has his friend Joe Irons killed. When Harada realizes that Sting is too powerful to control and attempts to have him killed, Sting and Kris escape and hit the road.
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[Another star in the Valiant universe] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

H.A.R.D. Corps / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[In the hour of mankind's greatest need, they are mankind's--Secret Weapons] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Secret Weapons / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Beginning
    Harbinger
  2. 1. [Another star in the Valiant universe]
    Shadowman
  3. 2. The Beginning
    Harbinger
  4. 3. [Another star in the Valiant universe]
    H.A.R.D. Corps
  5. 4. [In the hour of mankind's greatest need, they are mankind's--Secret Weapons]
    Secret Weapons
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ken Austin
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • John P. Selegue
  • Jim Van Dore
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