Publishers / Marvel / The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) / #8
81988
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The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8

Marvel · 1988 · on sale 1988-07-07

First appearance: JunipurFirst appearance: Katos1 variantStoryline: The Evolutionary War
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Identification plate

Series
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1979 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
1988
Key date
1988-07-07
On-sale date
1988-07-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Katos - 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
0The Evolutionary War [Part Ten]cover1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal BuscemaPeter Parker, Spider-Man, Joyce Delaney
1Return to Sendercomic story35script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Keith Williams; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerHigh Evolutionary, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, Brightsword, Gregor Buhkarov, Mark Cadmon, Caduceus, Calculus, Daydreamer, Carter Dyam, Genii, Harvest
2Opposing Forcescomic story10script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerUni-Mind, Brightsword, Gregor Buhkarov, Daydreamer, Carter Dyam, Genii, Harvest, Jason Kimball, Chi Lo, Mindsinger, Mira, Catherine Moranis, Varua
3The Young Gods Fact Pages!comic story5script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerBrightsword, Gregor Buhkarov, Mark Cadmon, Caduceus, Calculus, Daydreamer, Carter Dyam, Genii, Harvest, Raoul Hernandez, Highnote, Kiana, Jason Kimball, Chi Lo
4The High Evolutionary Chapter Ten: The Son of Earthcomic story6script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Lim, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Ken Lopez; editing: Tom DeFalco, Ralph MacchioBruce Banner, Galactus, Galan, High Evolutionary, Hulk, Man-Beast, Adam Warlock, Herbert Edgar Wyndham

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; barcode 07148602935985

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Eternals Annual #12009On eBay ›
Spider-Man: The Original Clone Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5523-2		2011On eBay ›
Evolutionary War Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5548-5		2011On eBay ›
Tombstone
ISBN 978-1-302-90064-9		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q112671865 (Junipur), first-appearance property (CC0)

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