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40July 2000
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Thunderbolts #40

Marvel · July 2000 · on sale 2000-05-24

First appearance: The DestroyerFirst appearance: Darren MitchellFirst appearance: Ameiko Sabuki
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Identification plate

Series
Thunderbolts (Marvel, 1997 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
July 2000
Key date
2000-07-00
On-sale date
2000-05-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603566304011
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Don't Mess with the Sandman!cover1pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Tanya Horie, Richard Horie; letters: ComicraftAtlas, Clint Barton, Charles Burlingame, Charcoal, Melissa Gold, Hawkeye, Erik Josten, Flint Marko, Moonstone, Sandman, Karla Sofen, Songbird
1V for Vexation!comic story22script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: RS, Comicraft, Jason LevineAtlas, Roger Aubrey, Elizabeth Barstow, Clint Barton, Charles Burlingame, Charcoal, Crimson Cowl, Fred Davis Jr., The Destroyer First, Robert Frank Jr., Melissa Gold, Goldfire First, Helmut Gruler, Henry Peter Gyrich
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hawkeye & the Thunderbolts #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-9547-4		2016On eBay ›
Thunderbolts Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93189-6		2021On eBay ›
Targeted for Death
ISBN 978-1-302-96412-2		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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