Publishers / Marvel / The Pirates of Dark Water (1991) / #5
5March 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP

The Pirates of Dark Water #5

Marvel · March 1992

First appearance: AvagonFirst appearance: ZoolieFirst appearance: Koonya1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Pirates of Dark Water (Marvel, 1991 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
March 1992
Key date
1992-03-10
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Part Five Of A Six-Part Limited Seriescover1letters: typesetBloth, Ren
1Betrayalcomic story22script: Lane Raichert, Bill Matheny, Dwight Jon Zimmerman; pencils: Bruce Zick; inks: Ian Akin; colors: Renee Witterstaetter; letters: John CostanzaAvagon First, Bendot First, Bloth, Ioz, Konk, Koonya First, Lugg brothers, Mantus, Niddler, Nurguth First, Primus, Ren, Ryka, Tula
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 00928101825405

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Series context

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Sources

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