Dazzler #26 for Sale - First Appearance of Lois London - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Dazzler (Marvel, 1981 series)
Issue: #26
Publication date: May 1983
Key date: 1983-05-00
On-sale date: 1983-01-25
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Vanessa Tooks - 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	Beginning: The Startling Secret of Dazzler's Sister!	cover	1	pencils: Joe Jusko; inks: Joe Jusko	Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Lois London First
2	Against the Wind	comic story	22	script: Danny Fingeroth; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Janice Chiang	Ken Barnett First, Beefer First, Alison Blaire, Dazzler, Cassandra Ferlenghetti First, Henry Peter Gyrich, Hunch First, Lois London First, Marx First, Harry Osgood First, Phil Panasci First, Slimey First, Lance Steele First, Vanessa Tooks First
3	Marvel Age	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Ron Zalme; inks: Ron Zalme	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson
4	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
5	-	letters page	0.8	script: Ralph Macchio
6	Statement of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.2	letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860299505
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860299505

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Dazzler #2 ISBN 978-0-7851-3730-6	2009	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler #3 ISBN 978-1-302-93318-0	2021	On eBay ›
Dazzler Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-95960-9	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #2526 of 42#27 ›

Sources

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

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