First Comics

First Comics
IndustryComics
Founded1983
2011 (relaunched)
FounderKen F. Levin
Mike Gold
Defunct1991
HeadquartersEvanston, Illinois (1983–1985)
Chicago, Illinois (1985–1991)
Key people
Matt and John Yuan (deputy publishers)
Alex Wald (art director)[1]
Kurt Goldzung (sales manager)[2]
Larry Doyle (editor)[3]
Bob Garcia[4]

First Comics is an American comic book publisher that was active from 1983 to 1991 and then from 2011 to present (stylized as 1First Comics), known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. Along with competitors like Pacific Comics and Eclipse Comics, First took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC and Marvel to produce creator-owned titles, which, as they were not subject to the Comics Code, were free to feature more mature content.

  1. ^ Alex Wald interview, David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview #52 (1987).
  2. ^ Kurt Goldzung interview, David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview #52 (1987).
  3. ^ "First", The Comics Journal #124 (August 1988), p. 19.
  4. ^ "Bob Garcia Joins First Comics", The Comics Journal #126 (January 1989), p. 34.