ALF Comics Magazine #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Ed Flintstone - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: ALF Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 1988
Key date: 1988-11-00
On-sale date: 1988-07-28
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 07148602672311
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ed Flintstone - 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: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak	ALF, Willie Tanner
1	ALF Comics Magazine Contents	table of contents	1	pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak	ALF
2	At Your Disposal	comic story	9	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Grace Kremer	ALF, Lucky, Brian Tanner, Kate Tanner, Lynn Tanner, Willie Tanner
3	Snow Skin Off My Nose	comic story	7	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Grace Kremer	ALF, Brian Tanner, Kate Tanner, Lynn Tanner, Willie Tanner
4	Cat and the Beanstalk	comic story	7	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Howard Post; inks: Ruth Leon; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Grace Kremer	Heathcliff, Marcie, Iggy Nutmeg
5	Play Misty for Me!	comic story	6	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Grace Kremer	ALF, Rhonda, Sergeant Staff, Kate Tanner, Willie Tanner
6	He's a Card!	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Howard Post	Heathcliff
7	Uncle Mintstone Comes to Town	comic story	8	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Grace Kremer	Dino, Ed Flintstone First, Edna Flintstone, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble
8	Bungle in the Jungle!	comic story	10	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Warren Kremer; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher; colors: Peter Kremer; letters: Grace Kremer	Heathcliff, Grandma Nutmeg, Grandpa Nutmeg, Iggy Nutmeg
9	The Bet	comic story	1	script: George Gladir; pencils: Howard Post; inks: Ruth Leon	Heathcliff, Grandpa Nutmeg, Iggy Nutmeg, Sonja
10	It's in the Bag	comic story	1	script: Angelo De Cesare; pencils: Angelo De Cesare; inks: Jacqueline Roettcher	Heathcliff
11	All's Fair	comic story	9	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Bill Oakley, Rick Parker	ALF, Lucky, Brian Tanner, Kate Tanner, Willie Tanner
12	All My Life's a Cycle	comic story	5	script: Michael Gallagher; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Bill Oakley, Rick Parker	ALF, Sergeant Staff, Kate Tanner, Willie Tanner
13	Space Ace	comic story	1	script: Dave Manak; pencils: Dave Manak; inks: Dave Manak	ALF, Willie Tanner
14	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dave Manak, Howard Post, Ernie Colón; inks: Marie Severin, Ruth Leon, Al Milgrom	ALF, Fred Flintstone, Heathcliff, Barney Rubble, Sonja, Brian Tanner, Lynn Tanner, Willie Tanner

Before you buy

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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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