Publishers / Marvel / Firestar (1986) / #2
2April 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Firestar #2

Marvel · April 1986

First appearance: Randall Chase2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Firestar (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
April 1986
Key date
1986-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Bob WiacekFirestar, Angelica Jones, Logan, Wolverine
1The Players and the Pawn!comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Mary Wilshire, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Daina Graziunas; letters: Tom Orzechowski, BuhalisAmara Aquilla, Cannonball, Catseye, Randall Chase First, Marie-Ange Colbert, Colossus, Cyclops, Roberto Da Costa, Empath, Firestar, Emma Frost, Sam Guthrie, Jetstream, Angelica Jones

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860217704
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860217704

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4326-0		2010On eBay ›
X-Men Origins: Firestar #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90393-0		2017On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93234-3		2021On eBay ›
X-Men: Firestar #[nn]2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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