Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Asmodeus Jones - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic (Marvel, 2007 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [August] 2007
Key date: 2007-08-00
On-sale date: 2007-06-06
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $3.99; 4.75 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 75960606142600111
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of David Kessler - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Marko Djurdjević; inks: Marko Djurdjević; colors: Marko Djurdjević
1	Credits and Indicia	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Abdul Alhazred	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Paul Ryan; colors: Tom Smith	Abdul Alhazred
3	Ashake	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Steve Leialoha; colors: Tom Smith	Ashake
4	Bible John	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Douglas H. Wheatley; colors: Tom Smith	Bible John
5	Black Crow	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Howard Bender, Paul Neary; colors: Tom Smith	Black Crow
6	Black Talon	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Russ Steffens, John Byrne, Gene Colan; colors: Tom Smith	Samuel Barone, Black Bishop, Black Talon, Black Talon, Changeling, Desmond Drew, Harry Leland, Living Diamond, Mama Limbo, Jack Winters
7	Cadaver	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Ron Lim, Bill Wylie; colors: Tom Smith	Cadaver
8	Chondu the Mystic	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Erik Larsen, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Al Rio; colors: Tom Smith	Chondu the Mystic
9	Cognoscenti	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Bill Wylie; colors: Tom Smith	Cognoscenti [Al; Joshua Pryce; Rose Steadbaur]
10	Creators	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Tom Sutton, Al Milgrom; colors: Tom Smith	Creators [Stygyro]
11	Dark Rider	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Sal Buscema; colors: Tom Smith	Dark Rider
12	Darklore	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Tom Raney; colors: Tom Smith	Darklore; Meer'lyn
13	Diabolique	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Reggie Jones; colors: Tom Smith	Diabolique; Zoroaster; Playmate
14	Dream Weaver	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; colors: Tom Smith	Dream Weaver
15	Dredmund the Druid	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Rik Levins; colors: Tom Smith	Dredmund Cromwell
16	Eye Killers	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Gene Colan; colors: Tom Smith	Eye Killers [Sister; Brother]
17	Vera Gemini	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Ed Hannigan; colors: Tom Smith	Vera Gemini
18	Ghost Dancer	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Charlie Adlard; colors: Tom Smith	Ghost Dancer
19	Agatha Harkness	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Lee Weeks, George Pérez, Jack Kirby; colors: Tom Smith	Ebony, Agatha Harkness
20	Jinx	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Rurik Tyler; colors: Tom Smith	Jinx [William Hastings]
21	Llan	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: John Calimee, Mark Bagley; colors: Tom Smith	Llan; Forces of Darkness
22	Ian McNee	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Charles Vess; colors: Tom Smith	Ian McNee
23	Mechamage	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Ladrönn; colors: Tom Smith	Mechamage
24	Modred the Mystic	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Gil Kane, Sonny Trinidad, Rurik Tyler; colors: Tom Smith	Modred the Mystic
25	Astrid Mordo	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Mark Buckingham; colors: Tom Smith	Astrid Mordo; Astrid Mordo's demons
26	Mordo's Minion	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Paul Smith, Steve Ditko; colors: Tom Smith	Adria, Anthony Baskerville, Demonicus, Kaecilius
27	Mordred the Evil	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: George Pérez, Keith Pollard, Paul Neary; colors: Tom Smith	Mordred
28	Necrodamus	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Sal Buscema; colors: Tom Smith	Necrodamus
29	Necromancer	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Geof Isherwood; colors: Tom Smith	Necromancer [Stephen Strange] (Counter-Earth)
30	Octessence	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Sean Chen; colors: Tom Smith	Cyttorak, Krakkan the Jailer
31	Pandemonia	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Adam Pollina; colors: Tom Smith	Pandemonia
32	Papa Shorty	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Pablo Marcos; colors: Tom Smith	Papa Shorty
33	Pestilence	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: David Ross, June Brigman; colors: Tom Smith	Pestilence [F. R. Crozier]
34	Pro-Rata	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Frank Brunner; colors: Tom Smith	Pro-Rata
35	Rintrah	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Gary Hartle, Geof Isherwood, Chris Warner; colors: Tom Smith	Rintrah
36	Salem's Seven	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: George Pérez, Valentine DeLandro; colors: Tom Smith	Brutacus, Gazelle, Hydron, Reptilla, Thornn, Vakume, Vertigo
37	Shadowqueen	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Gene Colan; colors: Tom Smith	Shadowqueen
38	Shazana	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Steve Ditko; colors: Tom Smith	Shazana
39	Six-Fingered Hand	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Don Perlin; colors: Tom Smith	Avarrish, Fashima, Hellcat, Hyppokri, Asmodeus Jones First, David Kessler First, Man-Thing, Maya, Mephisto, Puishannt, Ted Sallis, Unnthinnk, Patsy Walker
40	Sorrow	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Liam Sharp; colors: Tom Smith	Sorrow
41	Swords of Sorcerous Might	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Eliot R. Brown, David Sexton, Carlos Pacheco; colors: Tom Smith
42	Taboo	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Mike Ploog; colors: Tom Smith	Taboo; Algon
43	Talisman	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Scott Kolins, John Byrne, Pat Broderick; colors: Tom Smith	Talisman, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen
44	Talismans of Mystic Power	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; colors: Tom Smith
45	Tomes of Eldritch Knowledge	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; colors: Tom Smith
46	Sir Warren Traveler	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Roberto de la Torre; colors: Tom Smith	Sir Warren Traveler
47	Tribe of the Moon	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: James Sherman; colors: Tom Smith	Tribe of the Moon [Bear Brother; Firehand; Talisman [Nahita]; Talks-to-Spirit; Willow-Dancer]
48	Vishanti	character profile	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Irv Wesley, Mike Mignola, Frank Brunner, Geof Isherwood; colors: Tom Smith	Agamotto, Hoggoth, Oshtur
49	War of the Seven Spheres	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Mike Wieringo; colors: Tom Smith
50	Witch Woman	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Tom Sutton; colors: Tom Smith	Witch Woman [Linda Littletrees]
51	Witches	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Mike Deodato Jr.; colors: Tom Smith	Jennifer Kale, Satana, Topaz
52	Zhered-Na	character profile	1	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Jim Mooney; colors: Tom Smith	Zhered-Na
53	Divinity Drake	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Jamie Tolagson; colors: Tom Smith	Divinity Drake
54	Earthmover	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Jorge Lucas; colors: Tom Smith	Earthmover
55	Rama Kaliph	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Steve Ditko; colors: Tom Smith	Rama Kaliph
56	M'Gumbu	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Paul Reinman; colors: Tom Smith	M'Gumbu
57	Nagala	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Erik Larsen; colors: Tom Smith	Nagala
58	Sister Nil	character profile	0.5	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd; pencils: Mark Buckingham; colors: Tom Smith	Sister Nil
59	Appendix	text article	2	script: David Sexton, Jeff Christiansen, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Eric J. Moreels, Ronald Byrd
60	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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Sources

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