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47February 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Web of Spider-Man #47

Marvel · February 1989 · on sale 1988-10-04

First appearance: Sophie LundFirst appearance: Martha Lund1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Web of Spider-Man (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
February 1989
Key date
1989-02-00
On-sale date
1988-10-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Martha Lund - 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 Awakening!cover1pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Alex SaviukHobgoblin, Jason Macendale Jr., Peter Parker, Spider-Man
1The Face in the Mirrorcomic story23script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Keith Williams; colors: J. Cohen; letters: R. ParkerLiz Allan, Gloria Grant, Hobgoblin, J. Jonah Jameson, Eduardo Lobo, Nathan Lubensky, Martha Lund First, Sophie Lund First, Jason Macendale Jr., Joy Mercado, Harry Osborn, Normie Osborn, Rose Palermo, Victor Palermo

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602527602

Where to read it

CollectionYear
X-Men: Inferno Crossovers #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4671-1		2010On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Crossovers #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9551-1		2016On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92854-4		2021On eBay ›
Web of Spider-Man Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-96857-1		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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