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CATALOG RECORD

The Maxx #4

Image · Series began 1993 · August 1993

first appearance of Julie Winters, Sarah James and Tilly James

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Julie Winters (The Maxx) — introduction
  • Sarah James (The Maxx) — first appearance
  • Tilly James (The Maxx, Sarah's mom) — introduction
  • Jimmy (The Maxx) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
August 1993
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098933375804

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Creators

pencils: Sam Kieth, Marc Silvestriinks: Sam Kieth, Jim Sinclairscript: Sam Kieth, William Messner-Loebscolors: Steve Oliff, Olyoptics, Kell-O-Graphicsletters: Michael Heisler

Stories

  • The Land Bites · 20 pages

    Maxx saves Julie and Sarah from carjackers.

Publisher’s description

In this Issue we meet Sarah. Sarah tells Maxx about her murderer father. We also meet Sarah’s friend Jimmy. Jimmy tells Sarah that he beat up a couple carjackers while he was trying to steal a car. The illustrations tell us that it was the Maxx that took care of the carjackers Both Sarah and Jimmy were teased in school. Wanting to be popular, Jimmy plays an embarrassing prank on Sarah at a school dance. Sarah narrates to us the she could have shot him with her dads gun but chose not to.

Characters

MaxxJulie WintersSarah JamesThe IszTilly JamesJimmy

Reprinted in

The Maxx Trade Paperback (1995), The Maxx (2003), The Maxx: Maxximized (2013)

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