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Issue: The Unknown #1
Publication Date: May 2009
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues (11 Printings)
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Variant: Cover A
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Publisher: FlagBoom! Studios
Brand: Boom! StudiosView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Boom! Studios
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 28
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 84428400119900111
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Matt Gagnon
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In4
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Cover A

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Pope
Inker(s): Paul Pope
Colorist(s): Cris Peter
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mystery, occult
Feature(s): The Unknown
Character(s): Catherine Allingham; James Doyle
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Unknown #[nn] published September 2009
as Cover 1A [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]Cover A
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover A shipped in a 50/50 split with Cover B.
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Title Page

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Erik Jones (see notes)
Inker(s): Erik Jones (see notes)
Colorist(s): Erik Jones (see notes)
Letterer(s): Ed Dukeshire (Design); typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover has logo, credits, and indicia set against negative detail of Cover B.
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The Unknown [Chapter One]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Waid
Penciller(s): Minck Oosterveer
Inker(s): Minck Oosterveer
Colorist(s): Fellipe Martins
Letterer(s): Marshall Dillon
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mystery, occult
Feature(s): The Unknown
Character(s): Catherine Allingham (first appearance); the Chalkfaced Man (first appearance); Ray Durrell (first appearance); James Doyle (first appearance); Karl Faderbauer (first appearance); Ludo Faderbauer (first appearance)
Synopsis: Catherine Allingham has "figured out Stonehenge and found D.B. Cooper". Now the woman called America's Foremost Detective has six months at best to live, thanks to a brain tumor that may be causing her to see things that aren't there. She hires an observant bouncer as her assistant just before a trip to Austria to investigate the disappearance of a machine built to measure the human soul.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIrredeemable #1 [Cover A] published April 2009
as The Unknown 5-Page Preview [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]as preview
In Content Item: FlagThe Unknown #[nn] published September 2009
as Chapter One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIncorruptible #1 [Cover A] published December 2009
as The Unknown 7-Page Preview [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview, pages 1-7
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Story is untitled beyond series title. First page, which has no dialogue, shows Allingham sitting up in bed with an unauthorized biography of her on the nightstand.
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May Promo Page

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matt Gagnon; ?; Julian Totino Tedesco
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): Ed Dukeshire (Design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Boom! Studios
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gagnon writes about Mark Sable and Unthinkable in "Tick... Tick... Tick..." column. Page also includes Boom! masthead, brief Q&A with Unthinkable artist Totino, and small repros of covers to upcoming releases.
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Think the Unthinkable!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Azaceta; Kristian Donaldson
Inker(s): Paul Azaceta; Kristian Donaldson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Dukeshire (Design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Unthinkable
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From Issue: FlagUnthinkable #1 [Cover A] published May 2009Covers A & B, reduced
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Unthinkable #1 is hyped with solicitation copy and cover art.
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Mark Waid Is Evil!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Cassaday (signed); Barry Kitson; Jeffrey Spokes
Inker(s): John Cassaday (signed); Barry Kitson; Jeffrey Spokes
Colorist(s): Laura Martin (signed); Andrew Dalhouse; Jeffrey Spokes
Letterer(s): Ed Dukeshire (Design); typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Irredeemable
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Reprint Notes: from Irredeemable (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 [Covers A, B, & C, reduced]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Irredeemable #1 is promoted on the inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Halo Wars
First Line: 2531: UNSC Military Transmission from the Planet Harvest
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Microsoft Game Studios' videogame Halo Wars for XBox is advertised on the back cover.

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