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8May 1983
$1.50; 1.75 CAD

Marvel Fanfare #8

Marvel · May 1983 · on sale 1983-02-08

First appearance: BagheeraFirst appearance: AkelaFirst appearance: Tabaqui
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Fanfare (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
May 1983
Key date
1983-05-00
On-sale date
1983-02-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$1.50; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Raksha - 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: Carmine Infantino; inks: Terry AustinJames Mandarin, Dark-Crawler, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1-text story1script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Rick ParkerAl Milgrom
2The Light That Never Was!comic story17script: Peter Gillis; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Craig Russell; colors: Ben SeanClea, James Mandarin, Dark-Crawler, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong
3Wolf-Boycomic story9script: Rudyard Kipling, Gil Kane; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: P. Craig Russell; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim NovakAkela First, Bagheera First, Baloo, Mowgli, Raksha First, Shere Khan, Tabaqui First
4The Bill Sienkiewicz Portfolio!illustration6script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Rick ParkerBruce Banner, Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Hulk, Al Milgrom, Moon Knight, Thor Odinson, Shanna the She-Devil, Marc Spector, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Thor
5-in-house column1script: Jim ShooterJim Shooter
6-illustration1pencils: P. Craig Russell; inks: P. Craig RussellMowgli, Shere Khan

Where to read it

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X-Men: Beauty & the Beast #[nn]
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Incredible Hulk: Pardoned #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6208-7		2012On eBay ›
Marvel Illustrated Jungle Book #[nn]2007On eBay ›
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-9923-6		2016On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90168-4		2016On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90360-2		2017On eBay ›
P. Craig Russell's Jungle Book and Other Stories #[nn]
ISBN 9780999810644; 0999810642		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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