Publishers / Marvel / Hugga Bunch (1986) / #3
3February 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD

Hugga Bunch #3

Marvel · February 1987 · on sale 1986-10-30

First appearance: ALF1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Hugga Bunch (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
February 1987
Key date
1987-02-00
On-sale date
1986-10-30
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
07148602068402
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of ALF - 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
0The Terrible Mr. Grabby Takes Over Huggaland!cover1pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Warren Kremer
2The Terrible Mr. Grabbycomic story22script: Tony Franco; pencils: Anna-Maria Coleman; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher, Roberta Edelman; colors: George Roussos; letters: Grace Kremer, Rick ParkerChumley; Cushy; Patooty; Hugsy; Huggins; Tuggins; Rascal (dog); Bonnie; Fluffer; Gigglet, Impkins; Nuzzler; Mr. Grabby; Filch; Hug-A-Bye; Tickles; Bubbles
7Top Dog is the Talk of the Town!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Warren KremerTop Dog; Joey Jordan; Lizzie Jordan
10Star Signalsin-house column0.5script: Tom DeFalco
11Holiday Savings on Star Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Charles Vess; inks: Charles VessALF First, Heathcliff, Bullwinkle J. Moose

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q51836918 (ALF), first-appearance property (CC0)

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