(March 1984)

First, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-11-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Gold (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #35.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

American Flagg / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Howard Chaykin
Inks
Howard Chaykin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Reuben Flagg; Arcadia Driftwood
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Plex Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Gold
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters of comment from Valeria Beasley, Amarillo TX; Graeme Bassett, Grimsby Humberside England; and T.M. Maple, Toronto ON.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Southern Comfort! Conclusion (Table of Contents: 2)

American Flagg / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Pencils
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Inks
Howard Chaykin (credited)
Colors
Leslie Zahler (credited)
Letters
Ken Bruzenak (credited)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mandy Kreiger; Raul; Nadine Domeczek; Babs Frinta; Reuben Flagg; Crystal Marakova; Medea Blitz; William Windsor Jones; Jules; Sam Louis Obispo; Emmett Golem; Pelham Riverdale; Arcadia Driftwood; Ivor Overholt; Desiree Deutsch-Marx Overholt; Roger Deutsch-Marx; Ernesto Hernandez; Peggy Kreiger
Synopsis
Flagg uncovers the source of the subliminal messaging in Plex broadcasts.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Advertising for Glenwood Distributors, Incorporated, a comics wholesaler.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is on the top of the page between page 6 and 7 of the main story.

[First At Your Doorstep!] (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A house-advertisement promoting subscriptions to First comics.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is on the bottom of the page between page 6 and 7 of the main story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Chaykin (signed)
Inks
Howard Chaykin (signed)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Happy New Year... Mister Flagg?
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An in-house advertisement for American Flagg #7.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is between pages 8 and 9 of the main story.

Death of an Artform (Table of Contents: 6)

First Notes / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike Gold (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A company-wide promotional for First Comics.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is between pages 20 and 21 of the main story.

[The Winning Line-Up!] (Table of Contents: 7)

E-Man; American Flagg; Starslayer; Warp; Jon Sable; Mars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
An in-house ad for E-Man #12, Starslayer #14, American Flagg #6, Warp #11, Jon Sable #13, and Mars #3.

Indexer Notes

This sequence is between pages 22 and 23 of the main story.

[Capital's New Color Comics] (Table of Contents: 8)

Capital Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
An advertisement for Whisper #1 from Capital Comics.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

E-Man (Table of Contents: 9)

E-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as BeeDeep] (signed)
Inks
? [as BeeDeep] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Joe Staton

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for E-Man (First, 1983 Series) #12 on the back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    American Flagg
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Plex Mail
  3. 2. Southern Comfort! Conclusion
    American Flagg
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [First At Your Doorstep!]
  6. 5. ["Happy New Year... Mister Flagg?"]
    American Flagg
  7. 6. Death of an Artform
    First Notes
  8. 7. [The Winning Line-Up!]
    E-Man; American Flagg; Starslayer; Warp; Jon Sable; Mars
  9. 8. [Capital's New Color Comics]
    Capital Comics
  10. 9. E-Man
    E-Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore