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Publishers / Marvel / Deadpool (1997) / #17
17June 1998
$1.99; 2.80 CAD

Deadpool #17

Marvel · June 1998 · on sale 1998

First appearance (cover): Francis FannyFirst appearance (cover): Ajax1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Deadpool (Marvel, 1997 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
June 1998
Key date
June 1998
On-sale date
1998
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.80 CAD
Pages
38
Barcode
75960603703201711
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Francis Fanny - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Ajax - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Walter McDaniel; inks: Walter McDaniel; colors: Chris SotomayorAjax First, Deadpool, Francis Fanny First, Wade Wilson
1What's Up With the Merc With a Mouthrecap2letters: Comicraft, John Marasigan
2You Want Me to Do What?!comic story22script: Joe Kelly; pencils: Walter McDaniel; inks: Livesay; colors: Digital Chameleon, Chris Sotomayor; letters: RS, Comicraft, Emerson MirandaAjax First, Althea, Blind Al, Zoe Culloden, Deadpool, Francis Fanny First, Emrys Killebrew, Wade Wilson
3-letters page1colors: ? (backgrounds and lettering only); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 00928103703306

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Deadpool Classic #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-4244-7		2009On eBay ›
Deadpool by Joe Kelly Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8559-8		2014On eBay ›
Deadpool by Joe Kelly: The Complete Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92334-1		2020On eBay ›
Drowning Man
ISBN 978-1-302-95332-4		2023On eBay ›
Deadpool: The Saga of Wade Wilson #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-95812-1		2024On eBay ›

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Sources

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