First Comics was an American publisher of comic books. http://www. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...

Launching in 1983, First boasted a strong line-up of creators - Frank Brunner, Mike Grell, Howard Chaykin, Joe Staton, Steven Grant, Mike Baron, Steve Rude, Tim Truman and Jim Starlin - but its titles met with variable success and the company eventually went under in 1991. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American comic book artist, particularly known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ... Howard V. Chaykin (born 1948) is an American comic book writer and artist. ... Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948 in Tennessee), is an American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Steven Grant is a writer of comics who has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as various independent companies. ... Mike Baron is the creator of comic book figure Nexus (comic book), along with Steve Rude and creator of the comic book figure Badger (comic book). ... Steve Rude is a comicbook penciler whose style is a mixture of the 1960s style of smooth lines and square jaws (reminiscent of Jack Kirby) and more modern work with thick lines and odd compositions. ... Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia is an American writer, artist and musician best known for his stories and Western Movie-style comic book art. ... James P. Jim Starlin (October 9, 1949 - ) is a veteran comic book writer and artist, who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics and others since the early 1970s. ...

Probably its best-known titles were Chaykin's satirical futuristic cop series American Flagg; the space superhero series Nexus by Mike Baron and Steve Rude; an action/superhero/fantasy/comedy series called Badger, also by Baron; and Mike Grell's Jon Sable, which was briefly adapted for TV. First also published a series of comic adaptations of the Eternal Champion books by Michael Moorcock. The final major project was a revival of Classics Illustrated with top talents. American Flagg! is a comic book written by Howard Chaykin and published by First Comics in the 1980s. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... Nexus was a comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. ... Mike Baron is the creator of comic book figure Nexus (comic book), along with Steve Rude and creator of the comic book figure Badger (comic book). ... Steve Rude is a comicbook penciler whose style is a mixture of the 1960s style of smooth lines and square jaws (reminiscent of Jack Kirby) and more modern work with thick lines and odd compositions. ... The Badger was a comic book series created by writer Mike Baron in 1982. ... Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ... Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ... Michael John Moorcock (born December 18, 1939) is a prolific British writer of both science fiction and science fantasy. ... Classics Illustrated were comic book adaptations from classic literature, a series that Russian-born Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) began in 1941 for Elliot Publishing. ...

Titles published by First Comics:

• American Flagg
• Badger
• Classics Illustrated
• Dynamo Joe
• E-Man
• Evangeline
• Grimjack
• Jon Sable
• Lone Wolf and Cub
• Nexus
• Shatter (digital comic)
• Starslayer

In 2005, IDW Publishing revived Jon Sable and Grimjack with new miniseries and reprint collections of the First Comics issues. American Flagg! is a comic book written by Howard Chaykin and published by First Comics in the 1980s. ... Norbert Sykes is the Badger, a comic book character whose adventures were published by four companies from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. ... Classics Illustrated were comic book adaptations from classic literature, a series that Russian-born Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973) began in 1941 for Elliot Publishing. ... Dynamo Joe was a comic book series published by First Comics in the 1980s. ... E-Man was a fictional super-hero published first by Charlton Comics, then several other independent publishers. ... Evangeline is a 1980s comic book written by Chuck Dixon and initially drawn by Judith Hunt. ... The comic book GrimJack was a comic book that ran from 1984 through 1991. ... Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ... Lone Wolf and Cub manga, Volume 1 (English version) Lone Wolf and Cub (known in Japan as Kozure Ōkami 子連れ狼) is a well-known gekiga or manga created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima. ... Nexus was a comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. ... A digital comic created by Peter Gillis and Mike Saenz Shatter was the first all-digital comic, i. ... Starslayer is a comic book series published starting in 1982 by American writer and artist Mike Grell starring the time-displaced Celtic warrior Torin MacQuillon. ... IDW Publishing (Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company, created from the remenants of Dreamwave Productions, which went out of business in late 2004, early 2005. ... Jon Sable:Freelance was one of the very first titles created for the fledging First Comics back in 1983. ... The comic book GrimJack was a comic book that ran from 1984 through 1991. ...