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8November 1978
$0.35

Spider-Woman #8

Marvel · November 1978 · on sale 1978

First appearance: Samuel DavisDeath of Samuel Davis1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1978 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
November 1978
Key date
1978-11-00
On-sale date
1978
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860261511
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Samuel Davis.

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
0Carried to Her Doom by the Man Who Couldn't Die!cover1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Steve Leialoha; letters: Joe RosenJessica Drew, Spider-Woman, Samuel Davis First
1The Man Who Could Not Die!comic story9script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Al Gordon; colors: F. Mouly; letters: CostanzaJessica Drew, Jerry Hunt, Spider-Woman, Samuel Davis First
2The Suit!comic story8script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Françoise Mouly; letters: John CostanzaJessica Drew, Spider-Woman
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SinnottDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 0-7851-1793-8		2005On eBay ›
Spider-Woman #83026-0
ISBN 0-671-83026-0		1979On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1591978On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Spider-Woman #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-9178-0		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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