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CATALOG RECORD

Firestar #1

Marvel · Series began 1986 · March 1986

first appearance of Bartholomew Jones

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Bartholomew Jones (Firestar's father) — first appearance, Firestar's father

Dates

Cover date
March 1986
Pages
36

Values

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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.

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  • Newsstand edition75¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860217703 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860217703 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mary Wilshireinks: Steve Leialohascript: Tom DeFalcocolors: Daina Graziunasletters: Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis

Stories

  • Mark of the Mutant! · 23 pages

    Firestar manifests her powers for the first time. Her Grandmother dies, which triggers the manifestation. She is recruited by the White Queen.

Publisher’s description

The origin of Marvel's most fiery mutant! Angelica Jones is just a normal girl - until she starts developing strange powers! Now, with the X-Men, the New Mutants, and the White Queen all after her, what's this new mutant to do?

Characters

Kurt WagnerNightcrawlerCharles XavierProfessor XKitty PrydeEmma FrostCannonballSam GuthrieShadowcatRoberto Da CostaRahne SinclairWolfsbaneSunspotDani MoonstarWhite QueenMirageAngelica JonesFirestarBartholomew Jones

Reprinted in

X-Men: Firestar (2006), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus (2010), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), X-Men Origins: Firestar (2017), New Mutants Omnibus (2020)

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