Publishers / Marvel / Power Pack (1984) / #12
12July 1985
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Power Pack #12

Marvel · July 1985 · on sale 1985-03-12

First appearance: Piper2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Power Pack (Marvel, 1984 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
July 1985
Key date
1985-07-00
On-sale date
1985-03-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Piper - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: June Brigman; inks: Bob WiacekAnnalee, Ape, Energizer, Erg, Gee, Lightspeed, Lockheed, Mass Master, Nightcrawler, Piper First, Jack Power, Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat, Tar Baby
1Underground!comic story23script: Louise Simonson; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Joe RosenAnnalee, Ape, Beautiful Dreamer, Caliban, Callisto, Energizer, Erg, Gee, Leech, Lightspeed, Lockheed, Masque, Mass Master, Nightcrawler
2Roger Stern's Old-Fashioned Crunchy-Style Bullpen Bulletinsin-house column1script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jim Starlin

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860205407
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860205407

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Power Pack Classic #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4592-9		2010On eBay ›
Power Pack Classic Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92367-9		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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