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Issue: Fables #1: Special Edition #1

- Attribution History

Publication Date: December 2006

Issue #1

Detail

Issues: #1 of 1 Issue

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Suggested for Mature Readers

Publisher: Flag

Brand: Vertigo

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 10/11/2006

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 76194125780800111

Price: $0.25 USD

Indicia Frequency: Suggested for Mature Readers

Content Items: 10 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Shelly Bond

Notes: Reprint of Fables (DC, 2002 series) #1. Also features a preview of Fables: 1,001 Nights of Snowfall (DC, 2006 series).

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Matte Interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: one-shot

Format Notes:

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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.

Reprinted From5

2 Content Items
- Introduction [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]4
- The Runt [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 5 times from Content Items in other Issues.

Images1

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

Assets1

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Indicia

Content Items (10 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): James Jean (painted, signed)

Inker(s): James Jean (painted, signed)

Colorist(s): James Jean (painted, signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Fables

Character(s): Bufkin; Boy Blue; Snow White; Bigby Wolf

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Willingham

Penciller(s): James Jean (painted)

Inker(s): James Jean (painted)

Colorist(s): James Jean (painted)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Fables

First Line: It takes a lot of nerve for someone to jump up on a stage, in front of a large crowd, and say, "I've got a terrific story to tell you, so kindly give me your undivided attention for however long it takes me to tell it."

Synopsis: An introduction to the series by Bill Willingham.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Fables #1 [First Printing] published February 2002
was Legends in Exile [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]cover repro

From Content Item: Flag

Fables #53 published November 2006
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover repro

From Content Item: Flag

Fables #54 published December 2006
was Suffer Not [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover repro

From Content Item: Flag

Fables #55 published January 2007
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover repro

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Willingham

Penciller(s): Lan Medina

Inker(s): Steve Leialoha

Colorist(s): Sherilyn van Valkenburgh; Zylonol (separations)

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Fables

Character(s): Jack of the Tales; Honest John (cameo); Flycatcher (cameo); Bigby Wolf; Beauty; Beast; Snow White; Boy Blue; Bufkin (cameo); Prince Charming; Molly (a Mundy waitress); Rose Red (flashback)

First Line: Once upon a time.

Synopsis: "In which we meet many of our principal players and get just the first hint or two of some of the myriad troubles to come."

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Pages: 22

Introduction (The Second)

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Willingham

Penciller(s): James Jean (painted)

Inker(s): James Jean (painted)

Colorist(s): James Jean (painted)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Fables

First Line: Hi, it's me again.

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Pages: 1

Notes: A second intro by Bill Willingham for the graphic novel Fables: 1001 Nights Of Snowfall.

The Runt

Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Willingham

Penciller(s): Mark Wheatley

Inker(s): Mark Wheatley

Colorist(s): Mark Wheatley

Letterer(s): Todd Klein

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Fables

Character(s): North Wind; Winter (a she-wolf); Big Bad Wolf [Bigby Wolf]; 3 Little Pigs; Red Riding Hood; Red's Grandma; a woodsman

First Line: Still in the early days of all things, the mighty North Wind left his high keep to go a wandering throughout the many worlds.

Synopsis: The origin of the Big Bad Wolf.

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From Content Item: Flag

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall #[nn] published December 2006
was The Runt [Story on Interior Page(s)]pp. 2-7

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): James Jean

Inker(s): James Jean

Colorist(s): James Jean

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Once upon a time was never so timeless

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promo for Fables 1001 Nights of Snowfall.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Read the rest of the story in Fables volume one: Legends in Exile

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Jack of Fables

First Line: Think you know his story? You don't know Jack.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): various

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: The graphic novels that revolutionized comics

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Vertigo Comics is by far the HBO of the comic-book world.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.