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Marvel Premiere #47

Marvel · Series began 1972 · April 1979

first appearance of Ant-Man and Cassandra Lang

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ant-Man (Scott Lang) — introduction, origin also in flashback
Cassandra Lang (Stature / Stinger) — introduction, also in flashback
Darren Cross (Yellowjacket) — introduction, villain
Erica Sondheim (Stark Industries) — introduction, also in flashback

Dates

Cover date: April 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #47 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition35¢ cover

Barcode 0714860214204 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860214204 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Bob Layton, John Byrneinks: Bob Laytonscript: David Micheliniecolors: Bob Sharenletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

To Steal an Ant-Man! · 17 pages
Scott Lang uses a stolen Ant-Man suit to try to rescue a surgeon who can perform a life-saving operation on his daughter.

Characters

Scott LangAnt-ManCassandra LangDarren CrossErica Sondheim

Reprinted in

Marvel Premiere No. 47 [Marvel Legends Reprint] (2005), Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man / Giant-Man (2006), Ant-Man: Scott Lang (2015), Marvel's Ant-Man Prelude (2015), Ant-Man / Giant-Man Epic Collection (2015), Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (2016), Marvel Comics Digest (2017), True Believers: Scott Lang, the Astonishing Ant-Man (2018), Marvel-Verse: Ant-Man & the Wasp (2022)