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81May 1979
$0.40

Marvel Team-Up #81

Marvel · May 1979 · on sale 1979-02-20

Death of Basilisk2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
May 1979
Key date
1979-05-00
On-sale date
1979-02-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Basilisk, Satana.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death in a Dark Dimension!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Steve LeialohaPeter Parker, Satana, Spider-Man
1Last Ritescomic story17script: Chris Claremont, John Warner; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Rick ParkerBasilisk Death, Clea, Priscilla "Cissy" Ironwood, Peter Parker, Satana Death, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong
2-in-house column0.9script: Stan LeeDaredevil [Matt Murdock]; Thor
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.1
5-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860214705
Mark Jewelersbarcode 0714860214705

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Horror #1
ISBN 078512196X		2006On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Team-Up #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-6734-1		2013On eBay ›
Spider-Man / Doctor Strange: The Way to Dusty Death #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90701-3		2017On eBay ›
Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92746-2		2020On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up #8
ISBN 978-1-302-95557-1		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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