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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin #1

Dark Horse · Series began 1999 · January 1999

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Dates

Cover date: January 1999
Pages: 32

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Art Cover

Barcode 76156898308100111
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Photo Cover

Barcode 76156898497200111 · shared with another edition
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Photo Cover - Gold Foil

Barcode 76156898497200111 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Joe Bennettinks: Rene Micheletti, Rick Ketcham, Randy Emberlin, Jack Jadson, Joe Bennettcolors: Jeromy Cox, Guy Major, Rene Michelettiscript: Joss Whedon, Christopher Golden, Dan Breretonletters: Ken Bruzenak

Stories

Destiny Free · 22 pages
Buffy is contacted by her Watcher, Merrick, and has her first encounter with a vampire. Flashbacks include two previous slayers, one from the Dark Ages in Europe and another in Hong Kong in the 18th century.

Reprinted in

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Origin (1999), Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus (2007)