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Jon Sable, Freelance (1983) · The Collector

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First Comics
Jon Sable, Freelance (1983)

Jon Sable, Freelance

First Comics · 1983–1988

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 56
Frequency: Monthly
Cover price: $1.00–$1.75

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

First Comics#1

Jon Sable, Freelance

Issues
Creators
Characters
Details

Issues

56 issues

Jon Sable, Freelance

#1

Jun 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#2

Jul 1983

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 2812

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

First Comics#3

Jon Sable, Freelance

#3

Aug 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#4

Sep 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#5

Oct 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#6

Nov 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#7

Dec 1983

Jon Sable, Freelance

#8

Jan 1984

Jon Sable, Freelance

#9

Feb 1984

First Comics#10

Jon Sable, Freelance

#10

Mar 1984

First Comics#11

Jon Sable, Freelance

#11

Apr 1984

First Comics#12

Jon Sable, Freelance

#12

May 1984

First Comics#13

Jon Sable, Freelance

#13

Jun 1984

First Comics#14

Jon Sable, Freelance

#14

Jul 1984

First Comics#15

Jon Sable, Freelance

#15

Aug 1984

First Comics#16

Jon Sable, Freelance

#16

Sep 1984

First Comics#17

Jon Sable, Freelance

#17

Oct 1984

First Comics#18

Jon Sable, Freelance

#18

Nov 1984

First Comics#19

Jon Sable, Freelance

#19

Dec 1984

First Comics#20

Jon Sable, Freelance

#20

Jan 1985

First Comics#21

Jon Sable, Freelance

#21

Feb 1985

First Comics#22

Jon Sable, Freelance

#22

Mar 1985

First Comics#23

Jon Sable, Freelance

#23

Apr 1985

First Comics#24

Jon Sable, Freelance

#24

May 1985

First Comics#25

Jon Sable, Freelance

#25

Jun 1985

First Comics#26

Jon Sable, Freelance

#26

Jul 1985

First Comics#27

Jon Sable, Freelance

#27

Aug 1985

First Comics#28

Jon Sable, Freelance

#28

Sep 1985

First Comics#29

Jon Sable, Freelance

#29

Oct 1985

First Comics#30

Jon Sable, Freelance

#30

Nov 1985

First Comics#31

Jon Sable, Freelance

#31

Dec 1985

First Comics#32

Jon Sable, Freelance

#32

Jan 1986

First Comics#33

Jon Sable, Freelance

#33

Feb 1986

First Comics#34

Jon Sable, Freelance

#34

Mar 1986

First Comics#35

Jon Sable, Freelance

#35

Apr 1986

First Comics#36

Jon Sable, Freelance

#36

May 1986

First Comics#37

Jon Sable, Freelance

#37

Jun 1986

First Comics#38

Jon Sable, Freelance

#38

Jul 1986

First Comics#39

Jon Sable, Freelance

#39

Aug 1986

First Comics#40

Jon Sable, Freelance

#40

Sep 1986

First Comics#41

Jon Sable, Freelance

#41

Oct 1986

First Comics#42

Jon Sable, Freelance

#42

Nov 1986

First Comics#43

Jon Sable, Freelance

#43

Dec 1986

First Comics#44

Jon Sable, Freelance

#44

Feb 1987

First Comics#45

Jon Sable, Freelance

#45

Mar 1987

First Comics#46

Jon Sable, Freelance

#46

Apr 1987

First Comics#47

Jon Sable, Freelance

#47

May 1987

First Comics#48

Jon Sable, Freelance

#48

Jun 1987

First Comics#49

Jon Sable, Freelance

#49

Jul 1987

First Comics#50

Jon Sable, Freelance

#50

Aug 1987

First Comics#51

Jon Sable, Freelance

#51

Sep 1987

First Comics#52

Jon Sable, Freelance

#52

Oct 1987

First Comics#53

Jon Sable, Freelance

#53

Nov 1987

First Comics#54

Jon Sable, Freelance

#54

Dec 1987

First Comics#55

Jon Sable, Freelance

#55

Jan 1988

First Comics#56

Jon Sable, Freelance

#56

Feb 1988

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

39 people credited

Writers

Mike Grell56 issues · #1–#56
Mike Saenz5 issues · #26–#30
Peter Gillis1 issue
Sergio Aragonés1 issue

Artists

Mike Grell43 issues · #1–#43
Mike Saenz6 issues · #25–#30
Mike Manley4 issues · #46–#49
Judith Hunt2 issues · #44–#45
Gérald Forton2 issues · #51–#53
Tony Salmons2 issues · #54–#55
Sergio Aragonés1 issue
Robb Phipps1 issue

Cover artists

Mike Grell56 issues · #1–#56
Sergio Aragonés1 issue
Lurene Haines1 issue

Inkers: Mike Grell (43), Mike Saenz (6), Mike Manley (3)
Colorists: Janice Cohen (32), Julia Lacquement (17), Alex Wald (3)
Letterers: Ken Bruzenak (37), Peter Iro (9), Paul Fricke (4)
Editors: Mike Gold (37), Laurel Fitch (17), Rick Oliver (1)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

175 characters

Jon Sable56
Myke Blackmon30
Eden Kendall16
Grey Adler14
Sonny Pratt10
Elise Sable9
Josh Winters9
Heather Sable8
Mark Sable7
Cyan Dalriada6
Falana6
Harold5
Jack Scratch]5
Maggie the Cat5
Sadr Al Din Morales [Shatter5
Sparrow5
Claudine Jobert4
Geoff Markham4
Jonathan Lightfoot Sable4
Rachel Elazar4
Simone Fortin4
Wyatt Courtney4
Anastasia Yurkovich3
Francesco3

Publication details

Publication notes

Primarily a direct sales comic; copies did appear on Chicago newsstands

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: was ongoing series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior (#1-33); Baxter Interior (#34-56)