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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 1983
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Editing Mike Gold

Cover Details - "Back in the USA!!"

Characters Reuben Flagg
Genre science fiction
Pencils Howard Chaykin (signed)
Inks Howard Chaykin (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in American Flagg!: The Definitive Edition (Image and Dynamic Forces, 2008 series) #1

1 page First Notes promo (ad from the publisher) "Dirty Words"

Synopsis Company-wide promotional copy for First Comics.
Script Mike Gold
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

28 page American Flagg story "Hard Times"

Characters Hilton Kreiger; Reuben Flagg; Gretchen Holstrum; Raul; Mandy Kreiger; Charles Blitz; Cyril Farid-Khan
Synopsis New Plexus Ranger Reuben Flagg takes up his assignment in the Chicago Plexmall.
Genre science fiction
Script Howard Chaykin
Pencils Howard Chaykin
Inks Howard Chaykin
Colors Lynn Varley
Letters Ken Bruzenak
Reprinted in American Flagg!: Hard Times (First Comics Graphic Novel Number Three) (First, 1985 Series) [nn]; in American Flagg!: The Definitive Edition (Image and Dynamic Forces, 2008 series) #1

1 page advertisement "Glenwood Distributors, Inc."

Synopsis Ad for Glenwood Distributors, a comic book distribution company.
Pencils Butch Burcham
Inks Butch Burcham

1 page Plex Mail letters page "untitled"

Synopsis A discussion of some of the themes of American Flagg as well as the summer 1983 comic book convention schedule
Script Mike Gold
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement

Synopsis Advertisement for the 1983 Chicago Comiccon.
Letters typeset

1 page The Winning Line-Up! promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis In-house promotional for Starslayer #9, E-Man #2, American Flagg #1, Warp #2, and Jon Sable #5.
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement "Capital's New Color Comics"

Synopsis An advertisement for Nexus and Badger.
Pencils various
Inks various
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover

19 page advertisement "Judge Dredd is Coming!"

Synopsis An advertisement for Eagle Comics' Judge Dredd.
Pencils Brian Bolland
Inks Brian Bolland
Letters typeset
Notes back cover