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5January 1989
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Speedball #5

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-09-27

First appearance: Alphonse LaGuardia1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Speedball (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-09-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Alphonse LaGuardia - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Will Even Speedball Be Able to... ...Beat the Basher-- --Follow the Freak of Science... ...and Trap the Two Legged Rat?!cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Bruce PattersonRobbie Baldwin, Niels, Speedball
1Beware the Basher!comic story6script: Steve Ditko, Roger Stern; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Jack MorelliRobbie Baldwin, Alphonse LaGuardia First, Speedball
2The Two-Legged Ratcomic story5script: Steve Ditko, Roger Stern; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Jack MorelliJustin Baldwin, Robbie Baldwin, Madeline Naylor, Niels, Speedball
3The Freak of Sciencecomic story11script: Jo Duffy; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Jack MorelliRobbie Baldwin, Speedball

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602835201

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CollectionYear
Speedball: The Masked Marvel #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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