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254May 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Daredevil #254

Marvel · May 1988 · on sale 1988-01-07

First appearance: Mary WalkerFirst appearance: Typhoid MaryOrigin: Mary Walker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#254
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
1988-05-00
On-sale date
1988-01-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Mary Walker, Typhoid Mary.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Heart Attack!cover1pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al WilliamsonDaredevil, Matt Murdock, Typhoid Mary First, Mary Walker First
1Typhoid!comic story23script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Joe RosenDaredevil, Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Glorianna O'Breen, Karen Page, Stick, Typhoid Mary First, Mary Walker First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602459005

Where to read it

CollectionYear
A Touch of Typhoid
ISBN 978-0-7851-9688-4		2016On eBay ›
Daredevil by Nocenti & Romita Jr. Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96372-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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