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48March 2001
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Thunderbolts #48

Marvel · March 2001 · on sale 2001-01-24

First appearance: MeteoriteFirst appearance: Valerie Barnhardt
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Identification plate

Series
Thunderbolts (Marvel, 1997 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
March 2001
Key date
2001-03-00
On-sale date
2001-01-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960603566304811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Greg Adams; letters: ComicraftClint Barton, Charles Burlingame, Charcoal, Melissa Gold, Hawkeye, Abner Jenkins, Jolt, MACH-1, Moonstone, Karla Sofen, Songbird, Hallie Takahama
1Revelations!: The Beginning of the End...comic story22script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Greg Adams, Mark McKenna, John Livesay; colors: Joe Rosas; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft's Saida TemofonteAtlas, Roger Aubrey, Sonny Baredo, Valerie Barnhardt First, Clint Barton, Beetle, G. W. Bridge, Charles Burlingame, Sharon Carter, Charcoal, Citizen V, Conrad Josten, Leila Davis, Brian Dunlap
3-letters page1script: Marc Sumerak

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 ›
Redemption
ISBN 978-1-302-96844-1		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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