Maxx, The #1

Image ⋅ 1993

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Key Facts

1st appearance of The Maxx

On-sale March 9, 1993 (Capitol City Distribution direct market report), two weeks prior to the release of Darker Image #1

[October 2023 - a Maxx movie is rumored to be in development at Paramount, led by Channing Tatum with writers attached]

Issue Details

Publisher

Image

Artist

Sam Kieth

Writer

Sam Kieth

Colorist

Reuben Rude

Cover Artist

Chance Wolf

Inker

Sam Kieth

Colorist

Olyoptics

Writer

William Messner-Loebs

Letterer

Michael Heisler

Inker

Jim Sinclair

Colorist

Steve Oliff

Cover Artist

Sam Kieth

Published

March 1993

Synopsis

Maxx busts into the series by emerging from his cardboard box home and saves an attractive woman from her would be attackers. But when the cops show up all they find is a large purple homeless man in a purple suite. Unfortunately with the Maxx in custody it leaves the attractive woman open for Mr. GoneWhile in police custody Maxx slips into the Outback and under attack by a throng of Is. With one quick swipe the Maxx frees himself and we get our first look at the Leopard Queen.Maxx’s social worker Julie receives two phone calls; the first is a disturbing voice that Julie takes for just some ‘creep’ the second informs her of Maxx’s incarceration. Now free the Maxx and Julie spot a suspicious looking figure using phones in an unusual way.We also see Mr. Gone enter a laundry matt and leave him as he attacks another girl.Note: Also published in AshCan versions, and a Glow in the Dark variant cover.

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