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49April 1983
$0.60

Spider-Woman #49

Marvel · April 1983 · on sale 1982

First appearance: PoltergeistFirst appearance: Michael SilkOrigin: Michael Silk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
April 1983
Key date
1983-04-00
On-sale date
1982
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261504
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Michael Silk, Poltergeist.

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 Trouble with... Tigra!cover1pencils: Brian Postman; inks: Sam de la RosaJessica Drew, Greer Nelson, Spider-Woman, Tigra
2Runaway!comic story22script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: Brian Postman; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Rick ParkerJessica Drew, David Ishima, Lindsay McCabe, Greer Nelson, Poltergeist First, Jack Russell, Michael Silk First, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Werewolf
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Brett BreedingArthur Blackwood, Thor Odinson, Crusader, Thor
4-letters page0.75letters: typeset
5U. S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)statement of ownership0.25script: Ed Shukin

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Directprice 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

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

‹ #4849 of 50#50 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113627909 (Poltergeist), first-appearance property (CC0)

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