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47[Early April] 1990
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Marvel Comics Presents #47

Marvel · [Early April] 1990 · on sale 1990-02-06

First appearance: SajaDeath of Black Shadow1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
[Early April] 1990
Key date
1990-04-05
On-sale date
1990-02-06
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Black Shadow, Black Shadow/White Shadow.

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
0Black Shadow! White Shadow -- The Explosive Finale!cover2pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneArabian Knight, Captain America, Devil-Slayer, Logan, Eric Payne, Abdul Qamar, Steve Rogers, Wolverine
1Marvel Comics Presentscredits, title page1letters: typeset
2Black Shadow! White Shadow! Chapter Ten: Shadows in the Light!comic story8script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Phil FelixBlack Shadow Death, Black Shadow/White Shadow Death, Logan, Mai, Wolverine
3Lost Souls Adrift Part 2: Words of Peace... Deeds of Warcomic story8script: Dwight Zimmerman; pencils: Rodney Ramos; inks: Mark McKenna; colors: John Wilcox; letters: Janice ChiangDevil-Slayer, Ghost, Eric Payne, Joost van Straaten
4Old Glories!comic story8script: Len Wein, Deni Loubert; pencils: Steve Buccellato; inks: Gerry Talaoc; colors: Steve Buccellato; letters: Janice ChiangCaptain America, Steve Rogers
5A Father's Lovecomic story8script: Scott Lobdell; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Don Perlin; colors: Paty Cockrum; letters: Todd KleinArabian Knight, Abdul Qamar, Saja First
6Next Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Terry AustinDevil-Slayer, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Peter Parker, Eric Payne, Spider-Man, Storm, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Wolverine

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602214547

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine #2
ISBN 0-7851-1883-7		2005On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92995-4		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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