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32February 1977
$0.30

Marvel Spotlight #32

Marvel · February 1977 · on sale 1976-11-09

First appearance: Jessica DrewFirst appearance: Spider-WomanFirst appearance: Jared Kurtz
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Spotlight (Marvel, 1971 series)
Issue
#32
Publication date
February 1977
Key date
1977-02-00
On-sale date
1976-11-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.30
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860212002
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Otto Vermis - 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: Gil Kane, Bob Layton; inks: John Romita, Dick Giordano; letters: June BravermanJessica Drew First, Nick Fury, Spider-Woman First
1Dark Destiny!comic story17script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Janice Cohen; letters: Irv WatanabeJessica Drew First, Nick Fury, High Evolutionary, Jared Kurtz First, Spider-Woman First, Otto Vermis First, Herbert Edgar Wyndham
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3Of Vainglorious Vampires, Vanquished Villains, and Valiant Victors!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Giant-Size Spider-Woman #12005On eBay ›
Essential Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 0-7851-1793-8		2005On eBay ›
USPS Marvel Comics Limited Edition Comic Book and Stamps Set #[nn]2007On eBay ›
Spider-Woman #83026-0
ISBN 0-671-83026-0		1979On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1371976On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6382-4		2012On eBay ›
Spider-Verse
ISBN 978-0-7851-5458-7		2015On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9178-0		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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