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13April 1988
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Strange Tales #13

Marvel · April 1988 · on sale 1988

First appearance: Rebecca "Rusty" Nales1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
April 1988
Key date
1988-04-00
On-sale date
1988
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 Rebecca "Rusty" Nales - 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: June Brigman; inks: Terry AustinTandy Bowen, Cloak, Counterweight, Dagger, Destroyer, Tyrone Johnson, Molecula, Alex Power, Jack Power, Julie Power, Katie Power, Starstreak
1Disorderly Conductcomic story11script: Terry Austin; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Ken BruzenakMichael Bowen, Tandy Bowen, Frank Castle, Cloak, Counterweight, Dagger, Francis Xavier Delgado, Destroyer, Wilson Fisk, Tyrone Johnson, Kingpin, Mayhem, Molecula, Rebecca "Rusty" Nales First
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3Ascent into Hellcomic story11script: Peter B. Gillis; pencils: Richard Case; inks: Randy Emberlin; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangArioch, Victoria Bentley, Doctor Strange, Kaluu, Shuma-Gorath, Stephen Strange
4-in-house column1pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Rodney RamosBob Harras

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: Predator and Prey #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91389-2		2018On eBay ›
Power Pack Classic Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92367-9		2019On 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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