Publishers / Marvel / Beauty and the Beast (1984) / #1
1December 1984
$0.75; 0.50 GBP; 1.00 CAD

Beauty and the Beast #1

Marvel · December 1984 · on sale 1984-08-07

First appearance: Max RockerFirst appearance: Alexander FlynnFirst appearance: Hugo Longride2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Beauty and the Beast (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
1984-12-00
On-sale date
1984-08-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.50 GBP; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Max Rocker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alexander Flynn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hugo Longride - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill SienkiewiczBeast, Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Hank McCoy
1Beauty and the Beast Part 1comic story23script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe RosenBeast, Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Alexander Flynn First, Kate First, Hugo Longride First, Hank McCoy, Poltergeist, Max Rocker First, Simon Williams, Wonder Man

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860252412
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0714860252412

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Dazzler #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3730-6		2009On eBay ›
X-Men: Beauty & the Beast #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6273-5		2012On eBay ›
Essential Defenders #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8405-8		2013On eBay ›
The New Defenders
ISBN 978-1-302-91203-1		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler #4
ISBN 978-1-302-94923-5		2022On eBay ›
Dazzler Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95960-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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