Publishers / Marvel / Care Bears (1985) / #20
20January 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Care Bears #20

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-09-29

First appearance: Sugar Bear1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Care Bears (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-09-29
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0This Issue! The Care Bears Meet The McMonsters!cover1pencils: Howie Post; inks: Roberta EdelmanTenderheart Bear, Wish Bear
2Meet The McMonsters Or Learning Fright From Wrong!comic story11script: Angelo De Cesare; pencils: Howie Post; inks: Roberta Edelman; colors: George Roussos; letters: Rick ParkerBirthday Bear, Funshine Bear, Tenderheart Bear
4The Care-A-Lot Newsactivity2pencils: Howie Post; colors: George Roussos; letters: Rick ParkerBaby Hugs Bear, Baby Tugs Bear, Bedtime Bear, Friend Bear, Funshine Bear, Grams Bear, Grumpy Bear, Share Bear, Tenderheart Bear, Wish Bear
5The Space Saver Or This Little Piggy Went to Martiancomic story9script: Angelo De Cesare; pencils: Howie Post; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: George Roussos; letters: Rick ParkerFriend Bear, Grumpy Bear, Share Bear
6Bear Factsletters page1

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602550401

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Series context

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Sources

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