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Bishop #1

Marvel · Series began 1994 · December 1994

first appearance of Mountjoy

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Mountjoy (typically from Earth-1191, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: December 1994
On sale: October 11, 1994
In stores: October 11, 1994
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

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

Direct edition

Direct Edition

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

Barcode 75960602967900111
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00928102967001
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Creators

pencils: Carlos Pachecoinks: Cam Smithletters: Todd Klein, Comicraftscript: John Ostrandercolors: Joe Rosas

Stories

Escape from Tomorrow · 22 pages
Bishop learns from Bantam that Mountjoy, a criminal from his own future time who is able to either possess or absorb his victims, is running loose in the present day. Bishop battles Mountjoy who has chosen Storm as his prey.

Publisher’s description

Bishop and Storm’s night at the theater is interrupted when Bishop's old acquaintance Bantam approaches them - with a malicious mutant named Mountjoy on his tail!

Characters

Ororo MunroeStormCharles XavierProfessor XJubilation LeeJubileeLucas BishopBishopForgeTrevor FitzroyMalcolmRandallMountjoyBantam

Reprinted in

Bishop: The Mountjoy Crisis (1996), Bishop: The Mountjoy Crisis (1996), Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus (2015), Marvel Firsts: The 1990s (2016)