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1October 1987
$1.95; 2.75 CAD

Marshal Law #1

Marvel · October 1987 · on sale 1987

First appearance: Marshal LawFirst appearance: Joe GilmoreFirst appearance: Danny Mallon
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Identification plate

Series
Marshal Law (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
1987-10-00
On-sale date
1987
Indicia publisher
Epic Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Marshal Law - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joe Gilmore - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Danny Mallon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Sleepman - 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: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Kevin O'Neill
1-text story1script: Pat Mills; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill
2Stars and Stripperscomic story28script: Pat Mills; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Kevin O'Neill; letters: Phil FelixJoe Gilmore First, Danny Mallon First, Marshal Law First, The Sleepman First
3What the heck are we doing?in-house column1script: Archie Goodwin
4-promo (ad from the publisher)5pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetIron Man

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marshal Law: Fear and Loathing #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-676-7		1990On eBay ›
Marshal Law: The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 9781401238551		2013On eBay ›
Marshal Law #[nn]
ISBN 0-936211-23-7		1990On eBay ›
Marshal Law #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-5140-6		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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