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2February 1994
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Marvels #2

Marvel · February 1994

First appearance: Kate BishopFirst appearance: HawkeyeFirst appearance: Sentinel MK I2 variantsAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Marvels (Marvel, 1994 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1994
Key date
1994-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$5.95; 7.50 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960602786600211

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Sentinel MK I - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum Awards - Best Cover (1993).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: Joe KaufmanAngel, Warren Worthington III
1Marvels Book Two: "Monsters"credits, title page2pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex RossInvisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
2-credits, title page1letters: typeset
3Monsterscomic story45script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: Starkings, John GaushellAngel, Beast, Kate Bishop First, Black Knight, Betty Brant, Barney Bushkin, Captain America, Cyclops, Daredevil, Wilbur Day, Doctor Strange, Bobby Drake, Dum Dum Dugan, Doris Evans
4Next Issue: "Judgement Day"promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex RossGalactus, Galan, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossSentinel MK I First, Phil Sheldon

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second Printingprice 2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD; barcode 75960603588500211
Newsstandbarcode 07148602786702

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 (Graphitti Designs Limited Hardcover Edition, Number 47) #[nn]
ISBN 0-936211-47-4		1994On eBay ›
Marvels: The Remastered Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91316-8		2018On eBay ›
Marvels Annotated #22019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111385820 (Kate Bishop), first-appearance property (CC0)

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