Planetary #1 was published by DC Comics on April 1, 1999, as part of a series that began in 1999. Scott Dunbier and Warren Ellis write, and art comes from John Cassaday and Laura Martin. This 36-page issue features Jakita Wagner, Elijah Snow, The Drummer, Dr. Axel Brass and Lord Blackstock, among 15 characters cataloged on VerseDB.