Publishers / Marvel / Spider-Woman (1978) / #22
22January 1980
$0.40

Spider-Woman #22

Marvel · January 1980 · on sale 1979

First appearance: Killer ClownFirst appearance: Casper Whimpley2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
January 1980
Key date
1980-01-00
On-sale date
1979
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Casper Whimpley - 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
0The Crimes of the Killer Clown!cover1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJessica Drew, Killer Clown First, Spider-Woman, Casper Whimpley First
1Bring On...the Clown!comic story17script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: B. Sean; letters: C. RobinsJessica Drew, Killer Clown First, Lindsay McCabe, Scotty McDowell, Spider-Woman, Casper Whimpley First
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

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

Printings and variants

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

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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