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1January 1989
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Solarman #1

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-10-08

First appearance: SolarmanFirst appearance: Benjamin TuckerOrigin: Benjamin Tucker1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Solarman (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-10-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
07148601036401
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Benjamin Tucker, Solarman.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Galaxy's Hottest New Hero!cover1pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike ZeckSolarman First, Benjamin Tucker First
1Star Burst! The Legend of Solarmancomic story30script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Diana AlbersSolarman First, Benjamin Tucker First

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

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Directprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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Series context

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Sources

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