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STATIC #1 COMIC BOOK.
The first appearance of the popular character who stars in the STATIC SHOCK animated series was within the pages of this comic book, STATIC #1. STATIC SHOCK was created by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE, best known as a producer of the JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED animated series (STATIC was seen as a member of the future Justice League in one episode).
It has just been announced at the San Diego Comicon that Static will be returning and joining the THE TEEN TITANS!
This is the extremely rare issue, published by MILESTONE MEDIA. This comic was never available in any mass market retail outlets and was only available to purchase through comic book specialty stores.
Vintage COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
Synopsis:
Static rescues Frieda from a gang of thugs, the next day they try again and this time, manage to steal her away.
When Static flies to her rescue, he comes across their leader, Hotstreak.
Creator Dwayne McDuffie's description "Like any other awkward 15 year-old, Virgil Hawkins worries about sex, pocket money, and getting beaten up. But recently, he's had even more on his mind: stuff like his powers, his secret identity, and sex. Because, when innocents are in danger, and Virgil can slip away from class, the geeky youth becomes Static, the dashing, adventurous superhero!"
An African American, Static was a key character of Milestone Comics, an independently-owned imprint of DC Comics specializing in minority heroes. Milestone folded in 1997 but Static was saved from obscurity by the WB animated series Static Shock, which aired for four seasons and led to the 2001 comic book miniseries Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool.
Static's civilian identity was named after the first African-American to go to law school, who was himself named after the Roman poets Virgil and Ovid.
Milestone Media is a company best known for creating the Milestone comics imprint (that was published through DC Comics) and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers (namely Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle) who believed that minorities were severely underrepresented in American comics. Milestone Media was their attempt to correct this imbalance.
Writer(s):
Dwayne McDuffie
Robert L Washington III
Penciller(s):
John Paul Leon
Inker(s):
Steve Mitchell
Colorist(s):
Noelle C. Giddings - '(sometimes Nöel?)'
Letterer(s):
Steve Haynie
Editor(s):
Dwayne McDuffie
Cover Artist(s):
Denys Cowan
Noelle C. Giddings - '(sometimes Nöel?)'
Jimmy Palmiotti
James T Sherman