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Damage Control #1

Marvel · Series began 1989 · May 1989

Dates

Cover date
May 1989
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

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Creators

pencils: Ernie Colóninks: Ernie Colón, Bob Wiacekcolors: Ernie Colón, John Wellingtonletters: Ernie Colón, Ed Kingscript: Dwayne McDuffieediting: Sid Jacobson

Stories

  • A Restoration Comedy! · 22 pages

    The story spotlights Damage Control, a company that cleans up the mess that's left after the Superheroes finish their battles.

Publisher’s description

Who does the world call on in the wake of super hero disasters? Meet the Clean-Up Op that handles the messes no one else wants to touch! Where there’s property damage…there’s Damage Control! Creator Dwayne McDuffie introduces you to the cast of characters responsible for keeping the Marvel Universe clean. It all starts here!

Reprinted in

Damage Control: The Complete Collection (2015)

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