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12March 1988
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Strange Tales #12

Marvel · March 1988

First appearance: Edward Catherwood1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
March 1988
Key date
1988-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
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 Edward Catherwood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Terry AustinTandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Doctor Strange, Tyrone Johnson, Stephen Strange
1Blue Skiescomic story11script: Terry Austin; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Ken BruzenakMelissa Bowen, Tandy Bowen, Phillip Carlisle, Frank Castle, Cloak, Dagger, Day, Lea C. Farr, Wilson Fisk, Mister Jip, Tyrone Johnson, Kingpin, Night, Alex Power
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3...Make Thee Mightier Yet!comic story11script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Dan Lawlis; inks: Randy Emberlin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangVictoria Bentley, Edward Catherwood First, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
4-in-house column1pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Rodney RamosCarl Potts

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602893203

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Doctor Strange: Strange Tales #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5549-2		2011On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91389-2		2018On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93067-7		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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