- "We're gonna fire a warnin' shot. Nothin' too heavy, nothin' too public. Just enough that the Supes know we're back in business."
- ―Billy Butcher
| "Cherry (Part 1)" | |
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| The Boys | |
| Title: | "Cherry (Part 1)" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | November, 2006 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics WildStorm Productions |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Garth Ennis |
| Pencilers: | Darick Robertson |
| Inkers: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover artists: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover inker: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover colorist: | Tony Aviña |
| Colorists: | Tony Aviña |
| Letterers: | Greg Thompson |
| Assistants: | Kristy Quinn |
| Editors: | Ben Abernathy |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | The Boys #2 |
| Next: | The Boys #4 |
"Cherry: Part One" is the title to the third issue of The Boys ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. It was written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. Coloring was by Tony Aviña and it was lettered by Greg Thompson. The story was edited by Ben Abernathy with Kristy Quinn as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an November, 2006 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- The Female, Kimiko Miyashiro
- The Frenchman
- Mother's Milk, Marvin T. Milk
- Wee Hughie Campbell
- William "Billy" Butcher
Supporting characters
- Starlight, Annie January (1st appearance)
Villains
- A-Train
- Black Noir (1st appearance)
- Homelander, John (1st appearance)
- Queen Maeve (1st appearance)
Minor characters
- Big Game (In a photograph only)
- Blarney Cock (In a photograph only)
- Dakota Bob (Referenced only)
- Dogknott (In a photograph only)
- Drummer Boy (Referenced only)
- Gunpowder (In a photograph only)
- Jetstreak (In a photograph only)
- Monkey Kessler (Referenced only)
- Popclaw (In a photograph only)
- Shout Out (In a photograph only)
- Terror the Dog
- Whack Job (In a photograph only)
Organizations
- Boys, The
- The Seven (1st appearance)
- Teenage Kix (In a photograph only)
- Young Americans (Referenced only)
Races & Animals
Locations
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- South Bronx
- Dunbier Motel
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Boys was created by writer Garth Ennis and artists Darick Robertson & Tony Aviña. They were introduced in the first issue of The Boys ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. Following issue #6, publication of the series transferred over to Dynamite Entertainment, who completed the run for a seventy-two issue count.
- This series is suggested for mature readers.
- This issue is reprinted in The Boys: The Name of the Game published by Dynamite Entertainment.
- The tagline for this issue is "Here Comes the Lamplighter!"
- This issue is UPC barcode number 76194125347 00311.
- This issue established that Starlight was once a member of the Young Americans while living in Des Moines, Iowa.
- Starlight makes reference to Drummer Boy, who was a member of the Young Americans.
- The scene where Homelander forces Starlight to fellate him is adapted in "The Name of the Game" episode of The Boys television series. In the episode, it is actually The Deep who forces Annie to perform this deed, not Homelander. In this issue, A-Train and Black Noir are also part of this ordeal.
- This is the second appearance of A-Train. He appeared last in The Boys #1.