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2Mid December 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Damage Control #2

Marvel · Mid December 1989

First appearance: Ray Lippert1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Damage Control (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Mid December 1989
Key date
1989-12-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ray Lippert - 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
0Acts of Vengeance! Cruel and Unusual Punisher!cover1pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie ColónFrank Castle, Robin Chapel, John Porter, Punisher
2Cruel and Unusual Punishercomic story23script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Ernie Colón; colors: John Wellington; letters: Ricky ParkerAnne, Robbie Baldwin, Lenny Ballinger, Captain America, Frank Castle, Robin Chapel, Albert Cleary, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Wilson Fisk, Frog-Man, Anne Marie Hoag, Edwin Jarvis, Gene Kahn
10-in-house column0.5script: Stan Lee
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetAnna Marie, Alison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Colossus, Dazzler, Havok, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Psylocke, Piotr Rasputin, Rogue, Storm, Alex Summers, Wolverine

Plus 10.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148601375414

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4488-5		2011On eBay ›
Damage Control: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9790-4		2015On eBay ›
Acts of Vengeance: Marvel Universe #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92310-5		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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