Wild Thing #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Wild Thing - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Wild Thing (Marvel, 1999 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: November 1999
Key date: 1999-11-00
On-sale date: 1999-09-01
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.99; 2.99 CAD
Pages: 46
Barcode: 75960604776500211
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Nikki Doyle - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Tom Smith	Nikki Doyle First, Elektra, Wild Thing First
1	Hanging at the Mall	comic story	16	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Jack Morelli	Elektra, Rina Logan, Wild Thing
2	-	in-house column	0.75	script: Stan Lee
3	Bullpen Bits #17	comic story	0.25	script: Chris Giarrusso; pencils: Chris Giarrusso; inks: Chris Giarrusso; colors: Chris Giarrusso; letters: Chris Giarrusso	Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Thor Odinson, Professor X, Storm, Thor, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
4	There Can Be Only One!	comic story	6	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Jack Morelli	J2, Juggernaut, Cain Marko, Zane Yama
5	Fast Lane Part 1: Media Blitz!	comic story	8	script: Glenn Herdling; pencils: Gregg Schigiel; inks: Richard Case; colors: Paul Mounts; letters: Chris Dickey; editing: Michael Stewart, Steve Behling	Quentin Beck, J. Jonah Jameson, Mysterio, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
6	Wild Thing	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Direct Edition - 50/50 - Al Williamson Cover B	barcode 75960604776500221
Newsstand	barcode 75960604776511

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Spider-Girl Presents Wild Thing: Crash Course #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-2606-5	2007	On eBay ›
Spider-Man Fights Substance Abuse #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-5978-0	2012	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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