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45August 1982
$0.60

Spider-Woman #45

Marvel · August 1982 · on sale 1982

First appearance: Tandy BowenFirst appearance: DaggerFirst appearance: Tyrone Johnson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
August 1982
Key date
1982-08-00
On-sale date
1982
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261508
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Cloak - 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
0-cover1pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve LeialohaJessica Drew, Impossible Man, Spider-Woman
1Mission: Impossible!comic story22script: Chris Claremont; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Steve Leialoha; letters: Tom OrzechowskiChris Claremont, Jessica Drew, Galactus, Galan, Ben Grimm, Impossible Man, Impossible Woman, David Ishima, Lindsay McCabe, Sabrina Morrel, Spider-Woman, The Thing
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Herb Trimpe, Kerry Gammill, Ed Hannigan; inks: Jack Abel, Bob Layton, Al MilgromClayton M. Abernathy, Tandy Bowen First, Breaker, Cloak First, Dagger First, Dominic Fortune, Flash, David Fortunov, Eric W. Friestadt, Anthony S. Gambello, Hawk, Tyrone Johnson First, Alvin R. Kibbey, Shana O'Hara
3-letters page1pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Bob McLeodJessica Drew, Spider-Woman

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Directprice 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Spider-Woman #22005On eBay ›
Impossible Man #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5520-1		2011On 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

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q137453959 (Dagger), first-appearance property (CC0)

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