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93May 1980
$0.40

Marvel Team-Up #93

Marvel · May 1980 · on sale 1980-02-26

First appearance: Dansen MacabreFirst appearance: TatterdemalionFirst appearance: Arnold Paffenroth2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series)
Issue
#93
Publication date
May 1980
Key date
1980-05-00
On-sale date
1980-02-26
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0No Villain is More Vile Than... Tatterdemalion!cover1pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: John CostanzaArnold Paffenroth First, Peter Parker, Jack Russell, Spider-Man, Tatterdemalion First, Werewolf
1Rags to Riches!comic story17script: Steven Grant; pencils: Tom Sutton, Carmine Infantino; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Rick ParkerCat First, Maximillian Coleridge, Dansen Macabre First, Jessica Drew, Edward Lavender First, Angeline Morrow First, Mouse First, Arnold Paffenroth First, Peter Parker, Jack Russell, Shroud, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Tatterdemalion First
2May 1980in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page0.83script: Chris Claremont

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP
Newsstandbarcode 0714860214705

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Marvel Team-Up #4
ISBN 978-0-7851-6734-1		2013On eBay ›
Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-302-91158-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #9293 of 150#94 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q122155130 (Mouse), first-appearance property (CC0)

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