Publishers / Marvel / Spider-Woman (1978) / #31
31October 1980
$0.50

Spider-Woman #31

Marvel · October 1980 · on sale 1980

First appearance: HornetOrigin: Hornet2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
October 1980
Key date
1980-10-00
On-sale date
1980
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Hornet, Scotty McDowell.

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
0Scotty... Becomes... the Hornetcover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Irving WatanabeJessica Drew, Hornet First, Scotty McDowell, Spider-Woman
1The Sting of the Hornet!comic story17script: Michael Fleisher; pencils: Steve Leialoha, Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Sharen; letters: Mark RoganJessica Drew, Hornet First, Dr. Karl Malus, Scotty McDowell Origin, Spider-Woman
2-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.15 GBP
Newsstandbarcode 0714860261510

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Spider-Woman #22005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman #3
ISBN 978-1-302-94669-2		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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