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21December 1979
$0.40

Spider-Woman #21

Marvel · December 1979 · on sale 1979

First appearance: Scotty McDowellFirst appearance: Alexander Walsh2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
December 1979
Key date
1979-12-00
On-sale date
1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261512
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Alexander Walsh - 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
0Beware the Bounty Hunter!cover1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: John Tartaglione; letters: Irving WatanabeJessica Drew, Spider-Woman
1Beware the Spider-Woman-- Bounty Hunter!comic story17script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Frank Springer, Mike Esposito; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Sean; letters: Gaspar Saladino, AlbersJessica Drew, Lindsay McCabe, Scotty McDowell First, Spider-Woman, Alexander Walsh First
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeBiotron, Bug, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Marionette, Arcturus Rann

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
DirectSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 0-7851-1793-8		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92736-3		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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