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1January 1994
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Marvels #1

Marvel · January 1994

First appearance: Phil SheldonFirst appearance: Black WidowFirst appearance: Claire Voyant2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Marvels (Marvel, 1994 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1994
Key date
1994-01-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$5.95; 7.50 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960602786600111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: Joe KaufmanJim Hammond, Human Torch
1Marvels Book One: "A Time of Marvels"credits, title page2pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex RossSub-Mariner [Namor]
2-credits, title page1letters: typeset
3Marvels Book One: "A Time of Marvels"comic story45script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: Starkings, John GaushellAarkus, The Angel, Bucky Barnes, The Black Marvel, Black Widow First, The Blazing Skull, Captain America, Jerry Carstairs, Betty Dean, The Destroyer, Nick Fury, Thomas Halloway, Jim Hammond, Phineas T. Horton
4Next Issue: "Monsters"promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex RossFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Maggie
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingprice 2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD; barcode 75960603588500111
Newsstandbarcode 07148602786701

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvels #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0061-X		1994On eBay ›
Marvels #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0049-0		1994On eBay ›
Marvels #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-2784-0		2008On eBay ›
Marvels
ISBN 978-0-7851-2785-7		2008On eBay ›
Marvels (Graphitti Designs Limited Hardcover Edition, Number 47) #[nn]
ISBN 0-936211-47-4		1994On eBay ›
Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9198-8		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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