Publishers / Marvel / Spider-Woman (1978) / #40
40October 1981
$0.50

Spider-Woman #40

Marvel · October 1981 · on sale 1981

First appearance: Flying Tiger2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
October 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
On-sale date
1981
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261510
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Flying Tiger - 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
0She's Just Met... The Flying Tiger!cover1pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve LeialohaJessica Drew, Flying Tiger First, Spider-Woman
1Flying Tiger-- Kills!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Steve Leialoha, Bob Wiacek; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Joe RosenNguyen Ngoc Coy, Jessica Drew, Flying Tiger First, Morgan Le Fay, Lindsay McCabe, Sabrina Morrel, Spider-Woman

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 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Spider-Woman #22005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman #4
ISBN 978-1-302-95511-3		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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