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16December 1989
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

Excalibur #16

Marvel · December 1989 · on sale 1989-09-19

First appearance: Kymri1 variantAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Excalibur (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
On-sale date
1989-09-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

On the record: Squiddy Award - Favorite Single Issue of Any Series (1989).

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
0The Cross-Time Capercover1pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Paul NearyKymri First, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat, Rachel Summers, Kurt Wagner
1[The Cross-Time Caper Part Five] Warlordcomic story22script: Chris Claremont, Alan Davis; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Paul Neary; colors: Glynis Oliver, Mike Rockwitz; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBrian Braddock, Captain Britain, Kymri First, Lockheed, Lockheed, Lockheed, Meggan Braddock, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat, Alistaire Stuart, Rachel Summers
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602711913

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-1887-X		2005On eBay ›
The Cross-Time Caper
ISBN 978-1-302-91012-9		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91974-0		2019On eBay ›
Excalibur Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92666-3		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Limited: The X-Men Chris Claremont Collection #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0073-3		1994On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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