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1April 1987
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Strange Tales #1

Marvel · April 1987 · on sale 1986-12-09

First appearance: RintrahFirst appearance: Lord of LightFirst appearance: Martin Fein1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1987
Key date
1987-04-00
On-sale date
1986-12-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0First Collectors Item issue!cover1pencils: Carl Potts, Bret Blevins; inks: Bret BlevinsTandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Doctor Strange, Tyrone Johnson, Stephen Strange
1Daddy!comic story11script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Bret Blevins; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Ken BruzenakTandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Tyrone Johnson, Lord of Light First, Nathan Tyler
2And Have Not Charity...comic story11script: Peter Gillis; pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Randy Emberlin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakClea, Doctor Strange, Martin Fein First, Rintrah First, Stephen Strange, Topaz, Sara Wolfe, Wong

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602893204

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange: Strange Tales #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5549-2		2011On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger: Lost and Found #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90423-4		2017On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92466-9		2019On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #11
ISBN 978-1-302-95562-5		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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