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40January 1989
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

West Coast Avengers #40

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-09-08

First appearance: MisfitFirst appearance: Mitchell Godey1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
West Coast Avengers (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue
#40
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-09-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0And Now... The Night Shift!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al MilgromClint Barton, Hawkeye, Wanda Maximoff, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Simon Williams, Wonder Man, Maximillian Coleridge, Dansen Macabre, Sybil Dvorak, Barton Grimes, Percy Grimes, Gypsy Moth, Needle
1And Now the... Night Shift!comic story22script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Mike Gustovich; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Rick ParkerClint Barton, Hawkeye, William Maximoff, Tommy Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, Bobbi Morse, Greer Nelson, Scarlet Witch, Marc Spector, Tigra, Vision, Simon Williams

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602100101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
West Coast Avengers Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6748-8		2014On eBay ›
Vision Quest
ISBN 978-1-302-92742-4		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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