Publishers / Marvel / Web of Spider-Man (1985) / #19
19October 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Web of Spider-Man #19

Marvel · October 1986 · on sale 1986-06-24

First appearance: SoloFirst appearance: James BourneFirst appearance: Humbug1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Web of Spider-Man (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
October 1986
Key date
1986-10-00
On-sale date
1986-06-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Humbug - 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
0The Sound That Kills!cover1pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Phil FelixJames Bourne First, Humbug First, Buck Mitty, Peter Parker, Solo First, Spider-Man
1Humbug!comic story22script: David Michelinie; pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Rick ParkerJames Bourne First, Humbug First, J. Jonah Jameson, May Parker, Joy Mercado, Buck Mitty, Peter Parker, Solo First, Spider-Man
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860252710

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Web of Spider-Man #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6332-9		2012On eBay ›
Web of Spider-Man Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96386-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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