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Issue: American Flagg! #1
Publication Date: October 1983
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFirst
Brand: First ComicsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: First Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/14/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.25 CAD
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date based on listing of FIRST's titles released in June within the regular feature "First Notes" and on Amazing Heroes date for issue #2 (1983-07-14), #3 (1983-08-14) and #4 (1983-09-14).

Previously noted as 1983-09-15 based on: On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Public Catalog, Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) online (http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First) retrieved 15 August 2015. Registration date: 16 October 2008. Copyright registration number: TX0007249531. Copyright Claimant: Howard Chaykin, Inc., address: c/o Law Offices of Harris M. Miller II, 8424A Santa Monica Boulevard, #127, West Hollywood, CA, 90069-4267.

Original indicia copyright information: Copyright 1983 by First Comics, Inc. and Howard Chaykin. Office of publication: 1014 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
Back in the USA!!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reuben Flagg
Reprinting
FlagAmerican Flagg!: The Definitive Edition #1 published January 2008
FlagAmerican Flagg! #[nn] published December 2011
 
Miscellaneous
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Logo design credit from Todd Klein based on Alex Jay's original logo artwork posted to Klein's Facebook page under Comics Logos A #34: AMERICAN FLAGG! on 3 February 2021.

The cover scripter, cover colorist, cover letterer, and cover logo design credits confirmed by Howard Chaykin, posting to the Facebook page, Comic Book Historians on 11 February 2021.
Dirty Words

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.

Company-wide promotional copy for First Comics.
Hard Times

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Hilton Kreiger; Reuben Flagg; Gretchen Holstrum; Raul; Mandy Kreiger; Charles Blitz; Cyril Farid-Khan
New Plexus Ranger Reuben Flagg takes up his assignment in the Chicago Plexmall.
Reprinting
FlagAmerican Flagg!: The Definitive Edition #1 published January 2008
FlagAmerican Flagg! #[nn] published December 2011
FlagAmerican Flagg!: Hard Times (First Comics Graphic Novel Number Three) #[nn] published June 1985
as Hard Times Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Glenwood Distributors, Inc.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
An advertisement for Glenwood Distributors, a comic book distribution company.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A discussion of some of the themes of American Flagg as well as the summer 1983 comic book convention schedule.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for the 1983 Chicago Comiccon.
The Winning Line-Up!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
various
various
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure, science fiction, superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
An in-house promotional advertisement for Starslayer (First, 1983 series) #9 (October 1983), E-Man (First, 1983 series) #2 (May 1983), American Flagg! (First, 1983 series) #1 (October 1983), Warp (First, 1983 series) #2 (April 1983), and Jon Sable, Freelance (First, 1983 series) #5 (October 1983).
Capital's New Color Comics

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
various
various
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.

An advertisement for Nexus (Captial Comics, 1983 series) and The Badger (Captial Comics, 1983 series).
Judge Dredd is Coming!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

An advertisement for Judge Dredd (Eagle Comics, 1983 series) #1 (November 1983).

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