Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 [Art Cover]
(September 1998)

Dark Horse, 1998 Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Wu-Tang Fang (Table of Contents: 2)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Andi Watson
Pencils
Joe Bennett
Inks
Rick Ketcham
Colors
Guy Major (credited as The Guy)
Letters
Janice Chiang
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Buffy Summers; Xander Harris; Willow Rosenberg; Rupert Giles; Cordelia Chase; Oz [Daniel Osbourne]
Synopsis
Buffy Vs. Asian vampires.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story is set during early Season Three of the TV show.

The Future Beckons! (Table of Contents: 3)

Geisha / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Andi Watson
Inks
Andi Watson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
domestic; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Ad for 4 issues of geisha from Oni Press.

[Buffy T.V.S. T-Shirts] (Table of Contents: 4)

Federation Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Buffy merchandise from Federation Comics.

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

Inkwords / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
These cards are killer!

Indexer Notes

Ad for Buffy trading cards from Inkworks

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Comicbase / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The ultimate software for people who love comics

Indexer Notes

Ad for ComicBase software.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Kubert School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's smashing!

Indexer Notes

Ad for correspondence courses on comic book art.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Power Star Collectibles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Officially licenses Buffy merchandise...

Indexer Notes

Ad for Buffy merchandise from Power Star Collectibles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chris Bachalo; Tim Townsend
Inks
Chris Bachalo; Tim Townsend
Colors
Liquid!
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vampires and ghoulies and beasties oh my!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Indexer Notes

Ad for issue 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Letters to Buffy / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Scott Allie
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome to Sunnydale.

Indexer Notes

No letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Official Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Join now!

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Official Fan Club of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Things are far from dead in Sunnydale...
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Ad for Buffy the Vampire Slayer graphic novel by Dan Brereton & Hector Gomez.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Finish Line / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes profile of Chris Warner and September checklist.

Ghost Action Figure (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Ghost

Indexer Notes

Ad for 6-1/2" action figure of Ghost available September of 1998.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Wu-Tang Fang
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  4. 3. The Future Beckons!
    Geisha
  5. 4. [Buffy T.V.S. T-Shirts]
    Federation Comics
  6. 5. ["These cards are killer!"]
    Inkwords
  7. 6. ["The ultimate software for people who love comics"]
    Comicbase
  8. 7. ["It's smashing!"]
    The Kubert School
  9. 8. ["Officially licenses Buffy merchandise..."]
    Power Star Collectibles
  10. 9. ["Vampires and ghoulies and beasties oh my!"]
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  11. 10. ["Welcome to Sunnydale."]
    Letters to Buffy
  12. 11. ["Join now!"]
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Official Fan Club
  13. 12. ["Things are far from dead in Sunnydale..."]
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Finish Line
  15. 14. Ghost Action Figure
    Ghost
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Arletta Demaree
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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