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52June 1979
$0.40

Marvel Two-in-One #52

Marvel · June 1979 · on sale 1979-03-06

First appearance: CrossfireFirst appearance: William CrossOrigin: Crossfire2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
June 1979
Key date
1979-06-00
On-sale date
1979-03-06
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 Crossfire - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Crossfire, William Cross.

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
0In the Path of Crossfire!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Gaspar SaladinoWilliam Cross First, Crossfire First, Ben Grimm, Moon Knight, Marc Spector, The Thing
1A Little Knight Music!comic story17script: Steven Grant; pencils: Jim Craig, Pablo Marcos; inks: Pablo Marcos; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Rick ParkerWilliam Cross First, Crossfire First, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Marc Spector, Ben Grimm, Marc Spector, Moon Knight, The Thing
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page1letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP; barcode 0714860290606
Newsstandbarcode 0714860290606

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Moon Knight #1
ISBN 0-7851-2092-0		2006On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Two-in-One #2
ISBN 978-0785126980		2007On eBay ›
Bad Moon Rising
ISBN 978-0-7851-9096-7		2014On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One #5
ISBN 978-1-302-92220-7		2020On eBay ›
Moon Knight Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92686-1		2020On eBay ›
Remembrance of Things Past
ISBN 978-1-302-95564-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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