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5December 1988
$1.95; 2.50 CAD

Marshal Law #5

Marvel · December 1988 · on sale 1988-07-07

Origin: Danny Mallon
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Identification plate

Series
Marshal Law (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 1988
Key date
1988-12-00
On-sale date
1988-07-07
Indicia publisher
Epic Comics
Price
$1.95; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Danny Mallon, The Sleepman.

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'NeillJoe Gilmore, Danny Mallon, Marshal Law, The Sleepman
1-credits, title page1script: Jeremiah; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill
2Chapter Five: Mark of Cainecomic story28script: Pat Mills; pencils: Kevin O'Neill; inks: Kevin O'Neill; colors: Kevin O'Neill; letters: Phil FelixJoe Gilmore, Danny Mallon Origin, Marshal Law, The Sleepman Origin
3-promo (ad from the publisher)6pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typesetDoctor Zero
4The Last Americanpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike McMahon; inks: Mike McMahon
5Lead Us Not Into Temptationpromo (ad from the publisher)1colors: ? (page color, text color); letters: typeset
6Deliver Us From Evilpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson
7Your gunship crashed in 'Nam.promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Cam Kennedy; inks: Cam Kennedy
838 Years After World War III...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Katsuhiro Otomo; inks: Katsuhiro Otomo
9Some Things Are Better Left Unplugged...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz

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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