Secret Wars: Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse #1 for Sale - First Appearance of The Maker - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Secret Wars: Official Guide to the Marvel Multiverse (Marvel, 2015 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 2015
Key date: 2015-12-00
On-sale date: 2015-10-28
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 64
Barcode: 75960608287200111
Rating: T+

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Proxima Midnight - 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: Mike McKone; inks: Mike McKone; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg	God Emperor Doom
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Age of Ultron	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Bryan Hitch, J. Scott Campbell, Brandon Peterson, Carlos Pacheco; inks: Paul Neary, J. Scott Campbell, Brandon Peterson, Roger Bonet; colors: Paul Mounts, Nei Ruffino, Brandon Peterson
3	Amphibian	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: George Pérez, Paul Ryan, Anthony Williams, Greg Land	Amphibian, Kingsley Rice
4	Bentley-23	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Allred, Dale Eaglesham, Giuseppe Camuncoli	Bentley-23 [Bentley Wittman]
5	Cabal	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Kevin Walker	Black Swan, Corvus Glaive, Maximus, Namor, Proxima Midnight First, Terrax, Thanos, Yabbat Ummon Tarru
6	Chief Examiner	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mark Gruenwald, Andy Smith	Chief Examiner
7	Children of the Secret Wars	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Gregg Schigiel	Crusader; Bravado; Firefly; Mustang; Torrent; Malefactor; Chokehold; Moleculon; Gator; Raze
8	Egyptia	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mark Bagley
9	Fearsome Four	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Scot Eaton
10	Ghost Rider	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Valerio Schiti, Dalibor Talajić, Matthew Clark, Arturo Lozzi	Ghost Rider [Alejandra Jones]
11	Incursions	character profile	3	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Steve Epting, Rags Morales, Simone Bianchi, Kev Walker, Mike Deodato Jr.
12	Iron Avengers	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Doug Braithwaite, John Paul Leon, Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross	Black Knight; Iron Maiden; Monolith; Crimson Sage; Bolt; Sting; Vision; Steelbow
13	Killraven's Freemen	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Kano, Marc Laming, Howard Chaykin, Joseph Michael Linsner, Herb Trimpe, Craig Russell	Carmilla Frost, Killraven, Old Skull, M'Shulla Scott
14	Kurse	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Walt Simonson, Brent Anderson	Algrim, Kurse
15	Lady Deadpool	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Salva Espín, Ken Lashley, Marat Mychaels, Rob Liefeld	Lady Deadpool [Wanda Wilson]
16	Magni	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Tom Raney, Scot Eaton	Magni Thorson
17	Maker (Reed Richards Update)	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Luke Ross, Esad Ribić, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Mark Bagley, Salvador Larroca, Rafa Sandoval	The Maker First, Reed Richards
18	Moloids (Future Foundation)	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Allred, Dale Eaglesham, Giuseppe Camuncoli	Ben Grimm, The Thing
19	Nightcrawler	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Alé Garza, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Mark Brooks, Chris Bachalo	Nightcrawler [Kurt Darkhölme]
20	Obnoxio the Clown	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Alan Kupperberg	Obnoxio the Clown
21	Old Man Logan	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Steve McNiven, Steve Kurth	Old Man Logan
22	Red King	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Ron Garney, Aaron Lopresti, Timothy Truman, Gary Frank, Carlo Pagulayan	Red King [Angmo-Asan]
23	James Scully Update	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Jorge Molina	Jim Scully, Skull the Slayer
24	Secret Wars II	character profile	3	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Ron Wilson, Al Milgrom	Beyonder
25	Shiklah	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Reilly Brown	Shiklah, Queen of the Underworld
26	Spider-Man (Morales)	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Sara Pichelli, David Marquez	Miles Morales, Spider-Man
27	Spider-Man (Prabhakar)	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Jeevan J. Kang	Pavitr Prabhakar, Spider-Man
28	Spider-Verse	character profile	3	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli, M. A. Sepulveda, Olivier Coipel	Master Weaver
29	Tyler Stone	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Rick Leonardi, Chris Batista	Tyler Stone
30	Teen Hulk	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Marie Severin	Teen Hulk, Chester Weems
31	Throg	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Karl Kerschl, Colleen Coover	Throg, Simon Walterson
32	Thunderball	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Jerry Ordway, Mark Bagley, Alessandro Vitti, John Romita Jr., Luke McDonnell, Scott Kolins	Eliot Franklin, Thunderball
33	Uhari Kids	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Allred, Dale Eaglesham, Nick Dragotta	Vil; Wu
34	Ultimate Universe (Reality-1610)	character profile	5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike McKone, Duncan Fegredo, Siya Oum, Mahmud Asrar, Arthur Adams, Mark Bagley; inks: Mike McKone, Duncan Fegredo, Siya Oum, Mahmud Asrar, Aspen MLT's Mark Roslan, Andy Lanning; colors: Rico Renzi, Kanila Tripp, Siya Oum, Marte Gracia, Aspen MLT's Peter Steigerwald, Justin Ponsor
35	Volcana	character profile	2	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Zeck, James Brock Jr., Javier Pulido	Marsha Rosenberg, Volcana
36	Weirdworld	character profile	3	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Peter Ledger, John Buscema, Mike Ploog	Tyndall; Velanna; Mud-Butt; Zarthon; Wulfbuck; Lord Raven; Grithstane; White Wolf
37	Wild Thing	character profile	1	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Bryan Hitch, Pino Rinaldi	Wild Thing [Nikki Doyle]
38	Adolf Impossible	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Allred	Adolf the Impossible Boy
39	Onome	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Allred, Gabriel Hernández Walta	Onome
40	Puff	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Paul Smith, John Romita Jr.	Puff
41	Ruby Summers	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Valentine De Landro, Marco Santucci	Ruby Summers
42	Tarianna	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Ron Wilson	Tarianna
43	Zsaji	character profile	0.5	script: Mike O'Sullivan, Madison Carter, Jeff Christiansen, Anthony Cotilletta, Patrick Duke, Mike Fichera; pencils: Mike Zeck, Bob Layton	Zsaji
44	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q65937824 (Proxima Midnight), first-appearance property (CC0)

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