Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Wither - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Holiday Special 2004 (Marvel, 2004 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: January 2005
Key date: 2005-01-00
On-sale date: 2004-11-24
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 75960605637800111

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Kevin Ford - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Kaare Andrews; inks: Kaare Andrews; colors: Kaare Andrews	Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1	Jonah's Holiday Carol	comic story	26	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Takeshi Miyazawa; inks: Takeshi Miyazawa; colors: Christina Strain; letters: Clem Robins	Absorbing Man, St. John Allerdyce, Clint Barton, Bulldozer, Brian Calusky, Henry Camp, Captain America, Victor Creed, Crusher Creel, Cyclops, Daredevil, Raven Darkhölme, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus
2	An X-Men X-Mas	comic story	11	script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; pencils: Roger Cruz; inks: Victor Olazaba; colors: Chris Sotomayor; letters: Clem Robins	Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Kevin Ford First, Emma Frost, Iceman, Logan, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Wither First, Wolverine
3	The True Meaning of...	comic story	11	script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; pencils: Duncan Rouleau; inks: Aaron Sowd; colors: Morry Hollowell; letters: Clem Robins	Ben Grimm, H.E.R.B.I.E., Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-1625-7	2004	On eBay ›
Marvel Holiday Spectacular Magazine #[nn]	2009	On eBay ›
Spider-Man: The Daily Bugle #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90793-8	2017	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q98964598 (Wither), first-appearance property (CC0)

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