Marvel Comics Presents #160 for Sale - First Appearance of Diabolique - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #160
Publication date: Early August 1994
Key date: 1994-08-05
On-sale date: 1994-06-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.75; 2.35 CAD
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960602214416011
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Diana Bolick - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Dr. Ito - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mas Kimura - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: The Mace.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Barry Crain; inks: Hilary Barta	Clint Barton, Hawkeye, The Mace
1	Marvel Comics Presents	credits, title page	0.5	pencils: Robert Walker; inks: Scott Koblish	Devil Dinosaur, Moon Boy
2	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
3	Origins Part 1	comic story	8	script: Carl Potts; pencils: Barry Crain; inks: Hilary Barta; colors: Ashley Posella; letters: Sue Crespi	Yuriko Ezaki, Dr. Ito First, Mas Kimura First, The Mace Origin
4	Bellies Full of Fire [Part 2 of 3]	comic story	8	script: Nel Yomtov; pencils: Jerry DeCaire; inks: Jerry DeCaire; colors: Michael Rockwitz; letters: Ul Higgins	Clint Barton, Hawkeye, U.S.Agent, John Walker
5	[Smells like Teen Spirit] Chapter Two: Memories Aren't What They Used to Be	comic story	8	script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Robert Walker; inks: Scott Koblish; colors: Maryann Lightle; letters: Sue Crespi	Absorbing Man, Robbie Baldwin, Beast, Crusher Creel, Carol Danvers, Doctor Yesterday, Ben Grimm, Elvin Haliday, Steven Harmon, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Girl, Michael Jeffries, Madeline Joyce
6	[Diabolique Part 1 of 4:] Kidstuff	comic story	8	script: Chris Cooper; pencils: Reggie Jones, Fred Harper; inks: Fred Harper; colors: Joe Andreani; letters: Matt Maley	Michael Badilino, Diana Bolick First, Diabolique First, Playmate First, Vengeance
7	Marvel Comics Presents	credits, title page	0.3	letters: typeset
8	From Richard and Michael	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.2	script: Richard, Michael
9	-	cover	1	pencils: Phil Hugh Felix; inks: Phil Hugh Felix	Michael Badilino, Vengeance

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.75 USD; 2.35 CAD; 1.25 GBP; barcode 07148602214560

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Avengers: Hawkeye - Earth's Mightiest Marksman #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-5939-1	2012	On eBay ›
New Warriors Classic Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-93295-4	2022	On eBay ›
Shafted ISBN 978-1-302-95651-6	2024	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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