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Meta-4 (1991) · The Collector

Catalog
First Comics
Meta-4 (1991)

Meta-4

First Comics · 1991

Format: Limited series
Status: Ended
Issues: 3
Cover price: $2.25–$3.95

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First Comics#1

Meta-4

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Details

Issues

3 issues

Meta-4

#1

Feb 1991

Meta-4

#2

Mar 1991

Meta-4

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 4279

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.

#3

Apr 1991

Creators

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

10 people credited

Writers

Stefan Petrucha3 issues · #1–#3

Artists

Ian Gibson3 issues · #1–#3

Cover artists

Whilce Portacio2 issues · #2–#3
Ian Gibson1 issue

Inkers: Ian Gibson (2), Joe Staton (1)
Colorists: Martin Thomas (1), Tom Smith (1), Julia Lacquement (1)
Letterers: Patrick Owsley (3)
Editors: Anina Bennett (3)

Publication details

Publication notes

This series only lasted 3 issues, at which point First stopped publishing monthly comics. As of this writing (5/99), it has never been continued.

From the Grand Comics Database.

Publishing format: limited series
Binding: saddle-stitched
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior