Publishers / Marvel / Ka-Zar the Savage (1981) / #29
29December 1983
$1.00; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD

Ka-Zar the Savage #29

Marvel · December 1983 · on sale 1983-08-02

First appearance: Queen Leanne2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Ka-Zar the Savage (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
December 1983
Key date
1983-12-00
On-sale date
1983-08-02
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.00; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Queen Leanne - 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
0-cover2pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Armando Gil; colors: George RoussosBelasco, Ka-Zar, Queen Leanne First, Shanna O'Hara Plunder, Kevin Plunder, Shanna the She-Devil, Zabu
1Watch This Spacetext article1script: Danny Fingeroth
2A Match Made in Hell!comic story42script: Mike Carlin; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Armando Gil; colors: George Roussos; letters: Janice ChiangBelasco, Ka-Zar, Queen Leanne First, Shanna O'Hara Plunder, Kevin Plunder, Shanna the She-Devil, Zabu
3-letters page2letters: typeset
4-in-house column2script: Tom DeFalco, George Romero
5Special Do-It-Yourself Fumettiphoto story1script: Danny Fingeroth; pencils: Mark Gruenwald; inks: Mark Gruenwald; letters: Rick ParkerDanny Fingeroth; Jim Shooter; Bob DeNatale; Michael Carlin; George Roussos; Armando Gil

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 0714860217912
Canadianprice 1.25 CAD; barcode 0714860217912

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Ka-Zar the Savage Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92678-6
2021On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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