Publishers / Marvel / Beauty and the Beast (1984) / #2
2February 1985
$0.75; 0.50 GBP; 1.00 CAD

Beauty and the Beast #2

Marvel · February 1985

First appearance: Ivich WilliamsonFirst appearance: HornsFirst appearance: Link2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Beauty and the Beast (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1985
Key date
1985-02-00
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 Ivich Williamson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Link - 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, Hank McCoy
1Heartbreak Hotelcomic story23script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Joe RosenBeast, Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Alexander Flynn, Horns First, Kate, Link First, Hugo Longride, Hank McCoy, Poltergeist, Max Rocker, Ivich Williamson First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860252402
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0714860252402

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 ›
X-Men: Beauty & the Beast
ISBN 978-0-7851-6274-2		2012On 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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