Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Skuttlebutt - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (Marvel, 2026 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: September 2026
Key date: 2026-09-00
On-sale date: 2026-07-29
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960621589800111
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Skuttlebutt - 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: David Marquez; inks: David Marquez; colors: Federico Blee	Anti-Venom, Beta Ray Bill, Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Darkstar, Hela, Iron Man, Tyrone Johnson, Knull, Laynia Petrovna, Photon, Queen in Black, Monica Rambeau
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	20	script: Al Ewing, Tom Waltz; pencils: Zé Carlos; inks: Zé Carlos; colors: Fer Sifuentes-Sujo; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna	Anti-Venom, Beta Ray Bill, Tandy Bowen, Cable, Cloak, Dagger, Darkstar, Hela, Iron Man, Tyrone Johnson, Knull, Tyr, Laynia Petrovna, Photon
3	-	in-house column	2	script: Nick Lowe
4	Next:	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: David Marquez; inks: David Marquez; colors: Federico Blee

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Peach Momoko Virgin Cover	barcode 75960621589800117
Whilce Portacio Cover	barcode 75960621589800116
Davide Paratore Cover	barcode 75960621589800131
Peach Momoko Cover	barcode 75960621589800121

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Uncanny X-Men #29 (729)	2026	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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

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