Publishers / Marvel / The Life of Pope John Paul II (1982) / #1
1January 1983
$1.50

The Life of Pope John Paul II #1

Marvel · January 1983 · on sale 1982-10-05

First appearance: Pope John Paul II2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Life of Pope John Paul II (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1983
Key date
1983-01-00
On-sale date
1982-10-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.50
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pope John Paul II - 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
0Pope John Paul IIcover1pencils: John Tartaglione; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Marie SeverinPope John Paul II First
1The Life of Pope John Paul IIcomic story64script: Steven Grant; pencils: John Tartaglione; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim NovakPope John Paul II First
2-text article1letters: typesetPope John Paul II First
3-illustration1colors: Marie Severin

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860221801
Canadianprice 1.75 CAD; barcode 0714860221801

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Series context

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Sources

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