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Marvel Super Special #33

Marvel · 1984 · on sale 1984-07-10

First appearance: Buckaroo Banzai
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Super Special (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
1984
Key date
1984-07-10
On-sale date
1984-07-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$2.50; 2.75 CAD; 1.50 GBP
Pages
68
Barcode
0714860289733

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Buckaroo Banzai - 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: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; colors: Mark TexeiraBuckaroo Banzai First
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2Buckaroo Banzaicomic story48script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Armando Gil; colors: Ken Feduniewicz; letters: Rick ParkerBuckaroo Banzai First
3An Interview with the Director of Buckaroo Banzai: W. D. Richtertext article16script: James H. Burns, Walter Duch Richter
4-illustration1pencils: ? (photographs); inks: ? (photographs); colors: ? (photographs)

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CollectionYear
Buckaroo Banzai #11984On eBay ›
Buckaroo Banzai #21985On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3229 of 37#34 ›

Sources

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