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2January 1980
$0.40

Man-Thing #2

Marvel · January 1980 · on sale 1980-10-16

First appearance: Elaine Simpson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Man-Thing (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
January 1980
Key date
1980-01-00
On-sale date
1980-10-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Elaine Simpson - 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
0Himalayan Nightmare!cover1pencils: Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; letters: Gaspar SaladinoMan-Thing, Ted Sallis, Elaine Simpson First
1Himalayan Nightmare!comic story18script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Tom OrzechowskiMan-Thing, Ted Sallis, Elaine Simpson First
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page0.9letters: typeset
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.1

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860231701

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Man-Thing #2
ISBN 9780785130666		2008On eBay ›
Man-Thing Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6463-0		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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