So having read and loved Gen13, I found out from friends that this “Issue Zero” was in fact a bonus issue that was tagged onto the end of the original series. How confusin’ was THAT? (of course, creating bonus issue zeroes seemed to be a regular thing for many a comic in later years, but this was the first I’D heard of it!)
The original series was a 5-Issue miniseries, and it was (at the time) a very coveted and highly priced collector’s item, but taking one look at the cover of Issue One,(with the VERY saucy picture of Fairchild literally bursting out of her dress, and when was the last time you saw a super-heroine in her panties on a cover?) I made the leap and got all of those issues, finally getting to read the origin that I’d only read in capsulated form (in issue 0) as the epic five part saga it was!
Funny, unlike the Issue 0, which fronted the comedy team of Roxy and Grunge, it was clear here in the original five issue storyline that Fairchild was the main character, and it was so interesting to be seeing the story from her point of view, if you know what I mean. Though she would continue to be the statuesque buxom babe (and perennial leader) of the group, she would later be outshone by Roxy and Sarah Rainmaker as the “quirky” gals of the group.
Caitlin Fairchild
by
Brandon Choi, Jim Lee
and J. Scott Campbell
Gen 13
