Clive Barker's Hellraiser #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Female Cenobite - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Clive Barker's Hellraiser (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: 1990
Key date: 1990-03-06
On-sale date: 1990-03-06
Indicia publisher: Epic Comics
Price: $4.95; 6.00 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 02488523073402

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Leo - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Simon Bisley; inks: Simon Bisley; colors: Simon Bisley	Staple Face
1	Table of Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jon J. Muth; inks: Jon J. Muth; colors: Jon J. Muth
3	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Daniel Chichester
4	The Vault	comic story	15	script: Marc McLaurin; pencils: Jorge Zaffino; inks: Jorge Zaffino; colors: Julie Michel; letters: Phil Felix	Armando Garcia (introduction); Arturo Velez (introduction); Captain Corrazon (introduction); Diaz (introduction, death); Alfredo Mendex (introduction, death)
5	-	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz
6	Divers Hands	comic story	15	script: James Robert Smith; pencils: Mike Hoffman; inks: Mike Hoffman; colors: Mike Hoffman	Hunger First, Needles First, Walnuthead First
7	-	illustration	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Mike Mignola	Clown First
8	Writer's Lament	comic story	4	script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Kevin O'Neill; letters: Jim Novak	Max Wayne (introduction)
9	The Threshold	comic story	8	script: Scott Hampton, Mark Kneece; pencils: Scott Hampton; inks: Scott Hampton; colors: Scott Hampton; letters: Phil Felix	Leo First
10	The Pleasures of Deception	comic story	17	script: Philip Nutman; pencils: Bill Koeb; inks: Bill Koeb; colors: Bill Koeb; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Female Cenobite First, Sister Nikoletta First, Pinhead, Elliott Spencer
11	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jon J. Muth; inks: Jon J. Muth; colors: Jon J. Muth
12	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
13	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Clive Barker's Hellraiser Collection #[nn] ISBN 0-87135-748-8	1991	On eBay ›
Clive Barker's Hellraiser #1 ISBN 0-936211-19-9	1990	On eBay ›
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best #2 ISBN 0-9710249-7-9	2003	On eBay ›
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Collected Best #3 ISBN 0-9753808-0-X	2004	On eBay ›
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Posterbook #1 ISBN 0-87135-849-2	1991	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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