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1April 1978
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Spider-Woman #1

Marvel · April 1978 · on sale 1978-01-03

First appearance: Jerry HuntOrigin: Spider-WomanDeath of Miriam Drew
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1978
Key date
1978-04-00
On-sale date
1978-01-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261504
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Spider-Woman.

Death on record for: Miriam Drew.

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
0Special Origin: All the World Against Her!cover1pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Joe RosenJessica Drew, Spider-Woman
1...A Future Uncertain!comic story17script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe RosenChauncy, Jessica Drew, Jonathan Drew, Miriam Drew Death, High Evolutionary, Jerry Hunt First, Modred the Mystic, Spider-Woman Origin, Trevor, Herbert Edgar Wyndham
2Confessions of a Comic Book Writertext article1script: Marv Wolfman
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema, Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe SinnottBruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Captain America, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Peter Parker, Ben Payton, Valida Payton, Phaedra, Steve Rogers, Dr. John Running Bear, Jordan Shaw

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Giant-Size Spider-Woman #12005On eBay ›
Essential Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 0-7851-1793-8		2005On eBay ›
Spider-Woman No. 1 [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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