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21February 1990
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

Wolverine #21

Marvel · February 1990 · on sale 1989-12-12

First appearance: Spore1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
February 1990
Key date
1990-02-00
On-sale date
1989-12-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneLogan, Wolverine
1Battlegroundcomic story22script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: John Byrne, Klaus Janson; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Jim NovakLa Bandera, Alison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Felix Guillermo Caridad, Colossus, Daredevil, Dazzler, Nikolaus Geist, Havok, Adolf Hitler, Logan, Matt Murdock, Psylocke, Piotr Rasputin
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee, Marie JavinsMarie Javins (illustration)
4Cutting Edgeletters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602254102

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Wolverine #1
ISBN 0-7851-0257-4		1996On eBay ›
Wolverine Classic #42005On eBay ›
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus #[1]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9560-3		2016On eBay ›
Back to Basics
ISBN 978-1-302-91609-1		2019On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92995-4		2021On eBay ›
Essential Wolverine #1 [Third Edition]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3566-1		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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