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1 [Star Chase]April 1985
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Top Dog #1 [Star Chase]

Marvel · April 1985 · on sale 1985

First appearance: Top DogFirst appearance: Joey Jordan
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Identification plate

Series
Top Dog (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#1 [Star Chase]
Publication date
April 1985
Key date
1985-04-00
On-sale date
1985
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Joey Jordan - 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: Warren KremerJoey Jordan First, Top Dog First
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetSpider-Man, Heathcliff; a Fraggle; Planet Terry; an Ewok; Strawberry Shortcake
2The Dog-gone Beginningcomic story6script: Lennie Herman; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerTop Dog; Joey Jordan; Lizzie Jordan; Mr. Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Willie
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5The Dog-Gone Beginning Part 2: House about a Dog, Mom?comic story5script: Lennie Herman; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerJoey Jordan; Top Dog; Mrs. Jordan; Lizzie Jordan; Mr. Jordan
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1Top Dog; The Jordans
7-comic story1Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham
8-promo (ad from the publisher)2letters: ?; typesetStrawberry Shortcake; Heathcliff; a Fraggle; an Ewok; Get Along Gang; Royal Roy
9Dognappedcomic story6script: Lennie Herman; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerTop Dog; Joey Jordan; Slyme; Mervin Megabucks
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetPlanet Terry
12The Big Breakout: Dognapped Part 2comic story5script: Lennie Herman; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: Peter Kremer; letters: Grace KremerJoey Jordan; Top Dog; Slyme; Mervin Megabucks
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1
14-activity2letters: ?; typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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