ShadowHawk first appeared in Youngblood #2, published by Image in 1992. That places it in the Modern Age.
Why this issue matters
Jim Valentino's armoured vigilante got his official Image debut inside Youngblood #2, a couple of months before his own title. Worth knowing, since ShadowHawk #1 often gets sold as the first appearance when it is not.
Key facts
Youngblood #2
- Character: ShadowHawk
- Publisher: Image
- Cover year: 1992
- Era: Modern Age
Before you buy or sell one
- Check it is a first print, not a facsimile or reprint. Newsstand and direct editions are priced differently too.
- Condition decides most of the value. Whether grading is worth it depends on the copy.
Other first appearances from 1992
- Youngblood Youngblood #1, 1992
- WildC.A.T.s WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #1, 1992
- Cyberforce Cyberforce #1, 1992
- Carnage Amazing Spider-Man #361, 1992
- Bane Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1, 1992
- Azrael Batman: Sword of Azrael #1, 1992
More Image firsts from the Modern Age
- Gen 13 Gen 13 #1, 1994
- Deadly Class Deadly Class #1, 2014
- Descender Descender #1, 2015
- Paper Girls Paper Girls #1, 2015
- Monstress Monstress #1, 2015
- Invincible Invincible #1, 2003
- Saga characters Saga #1, 2012
- The Walking Dead Walking Dead #1, 2003
Got a copy?
I buy key issues and whole collections across the UK, and I will tell you honestly whether what you have is the real first or a later printing. Send me photos of the cover and the indicia and I will come back with a straight answer, and a proper valuation if you want one.