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1March 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Firestar #1

Marvel · March 1986

First appearance: Bartholomew JonesOrigin: Firestar2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Firestar (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1986
Key date
1986-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

Origin story on record for: Firestar.

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
0The X-Men! The New Mutants! The White Queen! and They All Want This Deadly Mutant!cover1pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Steve LeialohaFirestar, Emma Frost, Angelica Jones, White Queen, Professor X, Charles Xavier
1Mark of the Mutant!comic story23script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Steve Leialoha; colors: Daina Graziunas; letters: Orz, Lois BuhalisCannonball, Roberto Da Costa, Firestar Origin, Emma Frost, Sam Guthrie, Angelica Jones, Bartholomew Jones First, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat, Rahne Sinclair, Sunspot

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860217703
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860217703

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4326-0		2010On eBay ›
X-Men Origins: Firestar #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90393-0		2017On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-93234-3		2021On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1980s #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8973-2		2014On eBay ›
X-Men: Firestar #[nn]2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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