Marvel Age Annual #2 - First Appearance of Skids, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Age Annual (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: 1986
Key date: June 1986
On-sale date: 1986-06
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.50
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Harpoon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference points at Uncanny X-Men #210 instead - the dispute is on file, not hidden.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Enitharmon - 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: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe Sinnott	Angel, Anna Marie, Amara Aquilla, Aurora, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, The Black Knight, Roger Bochs, Tandy Bowen, Box, Cannonball
1	Shooter's Section	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.55	script: Jim Shooter
2	Marvel Agenda	credits, title page	0.45	letters: typeset
3	This Is a Plot?	comic story	3	script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Stan Lee	Harvey Elder, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Mole Man, Roy Thomas
4	100 Highlights from the First 25	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Bill Everett, Gene Colan; inks: Sol Brodsky, Joe Sinnott, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Paul Reinman, Dick Ayers; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Bruce Patterson	American Eagle, Angel, Angel, Ant-Man, Vance Astro, Aurora, Bruce Banner, Banshee, Clint Barton, Beast, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, The Black Knight, Black Panther
5	Marvel A to Z	text article	13.5	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
6	Daredevil	comic story	1	script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Louis Williams; inks: Al Williamson; letters: Bill Oakley	Daredevil, Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, Matt Murdock
7	X-Factor	comic story	1	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Art Nichols; letters: Bill Oakley	St. John Allerdyce, Angel, Avalanche, Beast, Sally Blevins First, Skids First, Blob, Bulk First, Callisto, Julia Carpenter, Rusty Collins, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Fred Dukes
8	X-Men	comic story	1	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Art Nichols; letters: Bill Oakley	Anna Marie, Colossus, Logan, Mole First, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler, Phoenix, Kitty Pryde, Piotr Rasputin, Rogue, Shadowcat, Storm, Rachel Summers, Kurt Wagner
9	The New Mutants	comic story	1	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Art Adams; inks: Art Adams; letters: Bill Oakley	Amara Aquilla, Cannonball, Xi'an Coy Manh, Cypher, Roberto Da Costa, Sam Guthrie, Karma, Magik, Magma, Magus, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Doug Ramsey, Illyana Rasputina
10	Cloak and Dagger	comic story	0.5	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Terry Austin; letters: Bill Oakley	Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Tyrone Johnson
11	Fallen Angels	comic story	0.5	script: Jo Duffy; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Kerry Gammill; letters: Bill Oakley	Ariel, Boom-Boom, Theresa Cassidy, Chance First, Roberto Da Costa, Devil Dinosaur, Jamie Madrox, Moon Boy, Telford Porter, Siryn, Tabitha Smith, Sunspot, Vanisher, Warlock
12	The Amazing Web of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man	comic story	1	script: Adam Blaustein; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Bill Oakley	Black Cat, Felicia Hardy, Hobgoblin, Humbug, Roderick Kingsley, May Parker, Buck Mitty First, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Mary Jane Watson
13	Alpha Flight	comic story	1	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: David Ross; inks: Joe Rubinstein; letters: Bill Oakley	Aurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Loki, Mesmero, Narya, Northstar, Puck
14	The Saga of the Vengeance of Thor!	comic story	2	script: Walt Simonson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Walt Simonson; letters: John Workman	Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Thor, Volstagg, Thor Odinson
15	Peter Porker: The Saga Continues...	comic story	1	script: Steve Mellor; pencils: Steve Mellor; inks: Steve Mellor; letters: Bill Oakley	Peter Porker, Spider-Ham
16	The Secrets of Power Pack	comic story	2	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Art Nichols; letters: Bill Oakley	Beta Ray Bill, Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Colossus, Counterweight First, Dagger, Destroyer First, Fandral, Hogun, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Jakal, Tyrone Johnson, Logan
17	Doctor Strange	comic story	1	script: Peter Gillis; pencils: Chris Warner; inks: Chris Warner; letters: Bill Oakley	Baron Mordo, Enitharmon First, Jennifer Kale, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Sara Wolfe
18	The Incredible Hulk	comic story	0.5	script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Bill Oakley	Bruce Banner, Hulk, Doc Samson, Leonard Samson
19	-	comic story	4	script: Roger Stern; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Bill Oakley	Baron Zemo, Clint Barton, The Black Knight, Dave Cannon, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Norbert Ebersol, Firebird, Fixer, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hercules
20	Dakota North Investigations	comic story	1	script: Martha Thomases; pencils: Tony Salmons; inks: Tony Salmons; letters: Bill Oakley	Dakota North First
21	The Coming of the New Universe	text article	3	letters: typeset
22	-	cover	1	pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Al Milgrom	Angel, Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Beast, Captain America, Cyclops, Daredevil, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Iceman, Invisible Girl
23	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.55	script: Stan Lee
24	Marvel Agenda	credits, title page	0.45	letters: typeset
25	Marvel Comics Coming Attractions	text article	2	script: Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein; pencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck; inks: Paul Reinman, Don Heck; letters: Sam Rosen	Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Iceman, Iron Man, Hank McCoy, Tony Stark, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
26	The Atlas Age - 1954 (Part II)	text article	0.5	script: Sholly Fisch
27	Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby	text article	0.5	script: Jack Kirby
28	Li'l Fred	comic story	0.5	script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck	Fred Hembeck
29	Newswatch	text article	0.3	script: Stan Lee, Kurt Busiek
30	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.2	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie Simek	Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Iron Man, Loki, Hank Pym, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Thor Odinson
31	Make Mine Marvel!	letters page	1	script: Stan Lee, Kurt Busiek

Where to read it

Collection	Year
West Coast Avengers Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-6745-7	2013	On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Don't Pay the Ferryman #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9325-8	2015	On eBay ›
New Universe ISBN 978-0-7851-9540-5	2016	On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger: Lost and Found #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90423-4	2017	On eBay ›
X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91424-0	2018	On eBay ›
Lost in Space-Time ISBN 978-1-302-91971-9	2019	On eBay ›
Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-1-302-91843-9	2019	On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-92466-9	2019	On eBay ›
Power Pack Classic Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-92367-9	2019	On eBay ›
New Mutants Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-93234-3	2021	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #14 ISBN 978-1-302-93344-9	2021	On eBay ›
It Comes with the Claws ISBN 978-1-302-94594-7	2022	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q3127715 (Harpoon), first-appearance property (CC0)

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