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1December 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) #1

Marvel · December 1983 · on sale 1983-08-09

First appearance: Cat2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
December 1983
Key date
1983-12-00
On-sale date
1983-08-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cat - 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-cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom PalmerBelasco, Cat First, Nightcrawler, Illyana Rasputina, Storm, Ororo Munroe, Kitty Pryde, Kurt Wagner
1Little Girl Lostcomic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Buscema, Tom Palmer; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBelasco, Cat First, Colossus, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Illyana Rasputina, S'ym, Sprite, Storm, Storm, Kurt Wagner
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860297312
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860297312

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Magik - Storm & Illyana #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3093-2		2008On eBay ›
X-Men: Magik - Storm & Illyana
ISBN 978-0-7851-3094-9		2008On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-9923-6		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90360-2		2017On eBay ›
Renewal
ISBN 978-1-302-90365-7		2017On eBay ›
True Believers: X-Men - Magik #12020On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92688-5		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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