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222March 2017
$3.99

Savage Dragon #222

Image · March 2017 · on sale 2017-03-22

First appearance: Marsha BradleyFirst appearance: Lightning Girl1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Savage Dragon (Image, 1993 series)
Issue
#222
Publication date
March 2017
Key date
2017-03-22
On-sale date
2017-03-22
Indicia publisher
Image Comics Inc.
Price
$3.99
Pages
32
Barcode
70985305211122211
Rating
Rated M / Mature

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Marsha Bradley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lightning Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Erik LarsenMarsha Bradley First, Malcolm Dragon, Lightning Girl First
1-credits, title page1script: Erik Larsen
2-comic story20script: Erik Larsen; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Erik Larsen; colors: Nikos Koutsis, Mike Toris; letters: Chris EliopoulosBattle Girl, Marsha Bradley First, Jon Day, Dragon, Amy Dragon, Jackson Dragon, Malcolm Dragon, Maxine Dragon, Tyrone Dragon, Kurr, Lightning Girl First, Angel Murphy, Jennifer Murphy, Smasher
3-letters page2script: Erik Larsen
4Only the Strongcomic story5script: Jim Gibbons; pencils: Andrew MacLean; inks: Andrew MacLean; colors: Ryan Hill; letters: Andrew MacLeanMars (Space Barbarian)
5Mars Space Barbarianillustration1pencils: Andrew MacLean; inks: Andrew MacLean; colors: Andrew MacLean; letters: Andrew MacLeanMars (Space Barbarian)

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Black & White CoverSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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Series context

Sources

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