Power Man and Iron Fist #116 for Sale - First Appearance of Maxine Walters - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Power Man and Iron Fist (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue: #116
Publication date: April 1985
Key date: 1985-04-00
On-sale date: 1985-01-08
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maxine Walters - 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: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne	Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Power Man, Danny Rand
1	1985	comic story	22	script: Jim Owsley; pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Jerry Acerno; colors: Julianna Ferriter; letters: Janice Chiang	Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Power Man, Danny Rand, Maxine Walters First
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
3	-	letters page	0.7	letters: typeset
4	-	statement of ownership	0.3	script: Ed Shukin

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860214904
Newsstand	price 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860214904

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Hardball ISBN 978-1-302-94592-3	2022	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

‹ #11550 of 59#117 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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