CATALOG RECORD
Beauty and the Beast #1
first appearance of Max Rocker, Alexander Flynn, Hugo Longride and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Max Rocker (Marvel) — first appearance
- Alexander Flynn (Marvel) — villain, first appearance, also in flashback
- Hugo Longride (Marvel) — villain, first appearance
- Kate (Marvel, from Beauty and the Beast) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1984
- On sale
- August 7, 1984
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860252412 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0714860252412 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Beauty and the Beast Part 1 · 23 pages
Beast is on vacation from the Defenders and heads to Hollywood to hang out with Wonder Man. Dazzler, whose career was ruined, is attending a party when she is approached by Alexander Flynn who wants her to perform at an experimental underground theater. Tired of being out of the limelight, she agrees and signs a contract with Hugo Longride. Hank and Simon run into Dazzler at another party and are disgusted by the sleazy new company she is keeping. Dazzler's powers begin to erupt out of control and she abruptly disappears. Beast tracks her down and promises to take care of her.
Characters
Reprinted in
Essential Defenders (2005), Essential Dazzler (2007), X-Men: Beauty & the Beast (2012), Defenders Epic Collection (2016), Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler (2020), Dazzler Omnibus (2024)