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68[Early] March 2004
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Spider-Girl #68

Marvel · [Early] March 2004 · on sale 2004-01-07

First appearance: Doctor Octopus
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Girl (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
[Early] March 2004
Key date
2004-03-00
On-sale date
2004-01-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.99; 4.25 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603503806811

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Doctor Octopus - 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
0-cover1pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Udon StudiosMay Parker, Spider-Girl
1The Rules!comic story22script: Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz; pencils: Ron Frenz, Pat Olliffe, Al Williamson; inks: Sal Buscema, Pat Olliffe, Al Williamson; colors: Udon Studios; letters: Virtual Calligraphy's Dave SharpeDoctor Octopus First, J. Jonah Jameson, Normie Osborn, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Girl, Flash Thompson, Carolyn Trainer

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Games Villains Play
ISBN 978-0-7851-4482-3		2010On eBay ›
Keeping the Faith
ISBN 978-1-302-95982-1		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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