| Issue | #1 |
| Published | December 2009 |
| Cover Price | 3.99 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Matt Gagnon |
| Notes | Covers A and B shipped in equal quantities, with Cover C a 1-in-10 retailer incentive. Per indicia: Copyright 2009 Boom! Studios. Printed in Canada by World Color Press, Inc., 2009-12-09. |
| Characters | Max Damage; Jailbait |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Inks | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Colors | Laura Martin (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Incorruptible (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009); in Incorruptible Free Comic-Book Day Edition / Irredeemable Free Comic-Book Day Edition (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #[nn] (Mary 2009) |
| Characters | Max Damage; Jailbait |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Tim Sale |
| Inks | Paul Azaceta |
| Colors | Matthew Wilson |
| Characters | Max Damage |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Inks | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Colors | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Notes | Spokes' variant covers to #1-13 will spell out "Incorruptible". This cover features the I. |
| Characters | Max Damage; Jailbait |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Inks | John Cassaday (signed) |
| Notes | The cover to the 2nd printing of this issue used Cassaday's black-&-white art to Cover A, uncolored. |
| Characters | Max Damage |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Inks | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Notes | The Emerald City Comicon limited edition of this issue carries a version of the art to Cover C in all green and without the letter I. |
| Characters | Max Damage |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Inks | Jeffrey Spokes |
| Colors | Jeffrey Spokes (greyscaled) |
| Letters | ? (design); typeset |
| Notes | The inside front cover has the credits and indicia under a mock-up wanted poster listing Max Damage's vital statistics and a head shot of the character from Spokes' variant cover. |
| Characters | Max Damage (introduction); Max Damage's henchmen [Carl [full name unknown]; Bob [full name unknown]; ? [name unknown]]; Jailbait (introduction); Lt. Louis Armadale (introduction; see Notes); The Plutonian (cameo; flashback) |
| Synopsis | A van driven by Jailbait, sidekick of notorious supervillain Max Damage, carrying three of his henchmen is stopped on a bridge by the police. During the ensuring firefight, Damage — who hasn't been seen in months — leaps into action, saving the life of Lt. Armadale and helping apprehend all but Jailbait. Damage brings Armadale back to his hideout, where he torches millions in stolen loot and vows to go straight. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Mark Waid |
| Pencils | Jean Diaz |
| Inks | Belardino Brabo |
| Colors | Andrew Dalhouse |
| Letters | Ed Dukeshire |
| Notes | Story is untitled beyond series title. First line of dialogue: "Max is gonna be pissed." // Armadale's first name is given in #2's recap. |
| Reprinted | in Incorruptible (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009); in Incorruptible Free Comic-Book Day Edition / Irredeemable Free Comic-Book Day Edition (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #[nn] (Mary 2009) [20 of 22 pages] |
| Pencils | Erik Jones |
| Inks | Erik Jones |
| Colors | Erik Jones |
| Notes | The Unknown hardcover and its 7-page preview in this issue are hyped with cover art. |
| Characters | Catherine Allingham (introduction); Ray Durrell (introduction); James Doyle (introduction) |
| Genre | Detective; Occult |
| Script | Mark Waid |
| Pencils | Minck Oosterveer |
| Inks | Minck Oosterveer |
| Colors | Fellipe Martins |
| Letters | Marshall Dillon |
| Editing | Matt Gagnon |
| Notes | The first seven pages of the story from The Unknown #1 are excerpted as a preview of the hardcover collection. |
| Reprinted | from Unknown, The (Boom! Studios, 2009 series) #1 (May 2009) |
| Script | Matt Gagnon |
| Pencils | Chuck BB; various |
| Inks | Chuck BB; various |
| Colors | Chuck BB; various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Gagnon looks back at Boom!'s past year in "Tick... Tick... Tick..." column. Page also includes Boom! masthead, small repros of covers to upcoming releases, and holiday card signed by Boom! staffers with illustration from Chuck BB. |
| Script | various |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Colors | various |
| Letters | various |
| Notes | The Boom! series Nola and Dingo are advertised with cover art on the last interior page and inside back cover, respectively. The back cover advertises the complete-series DVD releases of Farscape from The Jim Henson Company, RHI Entertainment, and A&E Television Networks. |