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54August 1979
$0.40

Marvel Two-in-One #54

Marvel · August 1979 · on sale 1979-05-01

First appearance: Melissa GoldFirst appearance: Screaming MimiFirst appearance: Poundcakes2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
August 1979
Key date
1979-08-00
On-sale date
1979-05-01
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 Melissa Gold - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Jim Salicrup - 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
0The Saga of Project Pegasus! Blood and Bionicscover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: Terry AustinDeathlok, Ben Grimm, Herkimer Oglethorpe, Maria Pouncey First, Poundcakes First, Quasar, The Thing, Thundra, Wendell Vaughn
1The Pegasus Project Part Two Blood and Bionicscomic story17script: Gruenwald, Macchio; pencils: Byrne, Sinnott; inks: Sinnott; colors: Sharen; letters: CostanzaDeathlok, Davida DeVito First, Hellen Feliciano First, Bill Foster, Robert Frank Jr., Melissa Gold First, Ben Grimm, Letha First, Thomas Lightner, Nuklo, Herkimer Oglethorpe, Maria Pouncey First, Poundcakes First, Quasar
3"Meanwhile Back at the Bullpen..."comic story1script: Roger Stern; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Rick ParkerBruce Banner, Beast, Johnny Blaze, Paty Cockrum, Cyclops, Jessica Drew, Ghost Rider, Hulk, Edwin Jarvis, Luke Cage, Hank McCoy, Power Man, Janet Van Dyne, Jim Salicrup First
4Now! At Last! You Can Get an Incredible Marvel Flying Shield-- Free!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
5August 1979in-house column1script: Stan LeeIron Fist, Luke Cage, Power Man, Danny Rand
6-letters page1pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe SinnottThe Thing; Giant-Man [Bill Foster]; Nuklo

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860290608
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Deathlok #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3050-5		2009On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Two-in-One #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3069-7		2009On eBay ›
The Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3811-2		2009On eBay ›
Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9112-4		2014On eBay ›
Thing: Project Pegasus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91149-2		2018On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-91401-01		2018On eBay ›
The Project Pegasus Saga Starring The Thing #[nn]
ISBN 0871353504		1988On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Two-in-One #5
ISBN 978-1-302-92220-7		2020On eBay ›
Project Pegasus
ISBN 978-1-302-96743-7		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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