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Issue: Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1
Publication Date: June 2010
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues (3 Printings)
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Variant: Standard Cover by Dave Johnson
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
Brand: Dark Horse Comics [facing left]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 32
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76156817099300111
Price: $3.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Scott Allie (editor); Samantha Robertson (associate editor); Daniel Chabon (assistant editor); Mike Richardson (publisher)
Disclose Notes: "Number 7 in a Series" per title page. Per indicia: Copyright 2010 Michael Mignola. Printed by Cadmus Communications, Easton, PA, USA.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 6.6 in. X 10.2 in.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Glossy interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
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Standard Cover by Dave Johnson

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dave Johnson (signed)
Inker(s): Dave Johnson (signed)
Colorist(s): Dave Johnson (signed)
Letterer(s): Dave Johnson (signed); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Abe Sapien
Character(s): Abe Sapien
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAbe Sapien #2 published May 2012
as Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1 cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Johnson's incorporation of the story title into his artwork can be seen at various sites online that present the cover without trade dress, including an interview with Robot 6 at Comic-Book Resources.
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Title Page

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Peter Snejbjerg
Inker(s): Peter Snejbjerg
Letterer(s): Amy Arendts (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Abe Sapien
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside front cover has title, credits, and indicia with spot illustration.
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The Abyssal Plain [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Mignola; John Arcudi
Penciller(s): Peter Snejbjerg
Inker(s): Peter Snejbjerg
Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
Letterer(s): Clem Robins
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, occult
Feature(s): Abe Sapien
Character(s): Abe Sapien; Iosif; Sal Tasso; Ugo Melchiorre (flashback); Capt. Sullivan
Synopsis: 1948: A Russian submarine carrying special cargo is lost under the Norwegian Sea. 1984: BPRD agents on a salvage ship arrive at the wreckage. Abe Sapien explains that it's thought to contain a helmet known as Melchiorre's Burgonet -- dating to the reign of Pope Clement VII and taken by the Soviets from the Nazis' store of occult relics after World War II.
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In Content Item: FlagAbe Sapien #2 published May 2012
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story title from inside from cover. It begins: "I suppose what it is that I'm trying to say, Polina..."
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Advertisements

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): various
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): various
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pgs. 9, 10, 17, 18, 31, & 32 of the publication contain advertisements for, respectively, the videogame Mass Effect 2 from Electronic Arts, the Janet Evanovich novels Metro Girl and Motor Mouth from HarperCollins Publishers, the Evanovich hardcover Wicked Appetite from St. Martin's Press, the magazine Dark Discoveries, the Hero Initiative limited edition of The Overstreet Comic-Book Price Guide #40 from Gemstone Publishing, and the videogame Dead to Rights: Retribution from Namco Bandai Games.
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Letters Page

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Allie (signed)
Penciller(s): Mike Mignola
Inker(s): Mike Mignola
Colorist(s): Dave Stewart
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hellmail
Synopsis: Allie provides replies and additional commentary.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letter writers are David Bird and Alexis Rasimowicz.
Next Month box has cover detail from Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1.
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Horsepower! June 2010

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Shooter; ?
Penciller(s): Michael Komarck (Solar); ? (photos)
Inker(s): Michael Komarck (Solar); ? (photos)
Colorist(s): Michael Komarck (Solar); ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ? (design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Horsepower
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Shooter talks about his childhood love of science and comics in the essay "Growing Up Solar" with detail from cover to Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1. Page also includes Dark Horse Comics masthead and "You Love Comics! We Love Comics, Too!" entries on colorist Wes Dzioba and retailer / con organizer Jim Demonakos.

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