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5September 2008
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Wolverine: First Class #5

Marvel · September 2008 · on sale 2008-07-23

First appearance: ChasenFirst appearance: Citadel1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Wolverine: First Class (Marvel, 2008 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
September 2008
Key date
2008-09-00
On-sale date
2008-07-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price
$2.99; 3.05 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960606350500511
Rating
Rated A

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Citadel - 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: Salva Espín; inks: Salva Espín; colors: Guru eFXAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Logan, Shaman, Snowbird, Wolverine, Narya, Michael Twoyoungmen
1Citadelcomic story22script: Fred Van Lente; pencils: Clayton Henry; inks: Clayton Henry; colors: Chris Sotomayor; letters: Simon BowlandAngel, Aurora, Bruce Banner, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Paul Cartier, Chasen First, Citadel First, Colossus, Kyle Gibney, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Hulk, Eugene Judd
2Next Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Salva Espín; inks: Salva Espín; colors: Guru eFXWolverine [Logan]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Siryn

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 07447003244109

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wolverine: Killing Made Simple #12008On eBay ›
Marvel Triple Action #32009On eBay ›
X-Men: X-Verse - Wolverine #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95320-1		2023On eBay ›
Wolverine Magazine #12009On eBay ›
Wolverine: First Class - To Russia, with Love #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3317-9		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q111443835 (Chasen), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q107203513 (Citadel), first-appearance property (CC0)

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