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2August 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The New Warriors #2

Marvel · August 1990 · on sale 1990

First appearance: Midnight's FireFirst appearance: Aaron Chord1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The New Warriors (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
August 1990
Key date
1990-08-00
On-sale date
1990
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Midnight's Fire - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Is Midnight's Fire? And Why Does Night Thrasher Fear Him?cover1pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Al WilliamsonVance Astrovik, Robbie Baldwin, Aaron Chord First, Firestar, Angelica Jones, Marvel Boy, Midnight's Fire First, Namorita, Night Thrasher, Nova, Richard Rider, Speedball, Dwayne Taylor
1Mirror Movescomic story23script: Fabian Nicieza; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Michael HeislerNew Warriors [Night Thrasher; Nova [Richard Rider]; Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik]; Namorita; Firestar; Speedball]; Chord; Tai; Midnight's Fire [Aaron Chord] (introduction); Silhouette [Silhouette Chord] (introduction); Genetech (cameo); Terrax (cameo flashback)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148601323508

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The New Warriors: Beginnings #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-916-2		1992On eBay ›
New Warriors Classic #1
ISBN 978-07851-3742-9		2009On eBay ›
New Warriors Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6774-7		2013On eBay ›
New Warriors Classic Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92690-8		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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