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4March 1984
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) #4

Marvel · March 1984 · on sale 1983-11-08

First appearance: DherkDeath of Ororo Munroe2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
March 1984
Key date
1984-03-00
On-sale date
1983-11-08
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 Dherk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Ororo Munroe.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Tom PalmerIllyana Rasputina
1Darkchildcomic story23script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Tom OrzechowskiAmara Aquilla, Belasco, Cannonball, Cat, Colossus, Colossus, Roberto Da Costa, Dherk First, Sam Guthrie, Ka-Zar, Queen Leanne, Logan, Magma, Mirage
2-in-house column1script: Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald, Mike Carlin, Eliot R. Brown

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860297303
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860297303

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Hellbound #12010On eBay ›
X-Men: Magik - Storm & Illyana #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3093-2		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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

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