Dazzler
#1
(March 1981)
Marvel,
1981 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Direct sales only and with no corner box.
Fred Snyder reports that there are two versions: 1) the common direct sales regular issue (no apparent errors), and 2) a direct sales-only copy with no color printed on pages 24 (Marvel X-Mas subscription ad) and 25 (in-house ad for Dazzler comics).
Fred Snyder reports that there are two versions: 1) the common direct sales regular issue (no apparent errors), and 2) a direct sales-only copy with no color printed on pages 24 (Marvel X-Mas subscription ad) and 25 (in-house ad for Dazzler comics).
[no title indexed]
Dazzler / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Larkin (signed as
Bob [over] Larkin) (painting) - Inks
- Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)
- Colors
- Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski (logo)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; the Enchantress [Amora]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Special (Juniorpress, 1981 series) #3 (1981) -
in Super Héroes Presenta (Ediciones Vértice, 1981 series) #1 (Septiembre 1981) [Larkin signature removed. The art may be slightly modified] -
in Essential Dazzler (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007), #1 (2007) [black and white] - in Dazzler No.1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (April 2019)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020), #1 (2020) [Marvel Masterworks border trade dress]
-
Indexer Notes
Signature dated 1979.
So Bright This Star
Dazzler / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Tom DeFalco (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr. (credited); John Buscema (uncredited for the Dazzler character on page 1); John Romita (alteration on her face)
- Inks
- Alfredo Alcala (credited); Bob McLeod (uncredited for the Dazzler character on page 1 over John Buscema pencils)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm gonna get wasted!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Avengers [Beast; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire] (also in flashback); Judge Carter Blaire (her father, flashback); Bella Blaire (her grandmother, flashback); Enchantress [Amora]; Stevie Wildfire; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; X-Men [Colossus; Sprite; Nightcrawler; Storm; Wolverine [Logan]]; Jason; Bull
- Synopsis
- Dazzler decides to make a go of becoming a professional singer. She auditions at a local disco but her competition turns out to be none other than the Enchantress. When the club owner picks Ali over Amora, the Enchantress gets really, really mad.
- Reprints
-
in Wolverine (Play Press, 1989 series) #13 [Italy], #14 [Italy] - in Super Héroes Presenta (Ediciones Vértice, 1981 series) #1 (Septiembre 1981)
-
in Titans (Editions Lug, 1976 series) #35 (10 novembre 1981) - in Essential Dazzler (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007) [black and white]
- in Dazzler No.1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (April 2019)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Dazzler (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (2020)
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Indexer Notes
Credits read "Conceived by Alice Donenfeld, John Romita Jr. and Jim Shooter with some help from Stan Lee, Al Milgrom, Roger Stern and Tom DeFalco".
(John Buscema was called for help to draw the Dazzler character of the splash page of this issue. He came to John Romita studio to redrew her because they wanted her to look like Bo Derek supposed to star in an upcoming movie. His drawing was inked by Bob McLeod and a copy was pasted above another one of the John Romita Jr already drawn page. This was confirmed by Bob McLeod and you can see all of this in Comic Feature# 7. The Original by John Buscema and Bob McLeod always exists in some original art collector gallery).
Daredevil Vs. Johnny Punk!
Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Johnny Punk
- Reprints
- from [Marvel Hostess Ads] (Marvel, 1975 series) #55 (February 1981) which is reprinted
- from Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #72 (February 1981)
- in Dazzler No.1 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2019 series) (April 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Comics ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from Continental Baking Company.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Dazzler -
1.
So Bright This Star
Dazzler -
2.
Daredevil Vs. Johnny Punk!
Daredevil; Hostess Fruit Pies
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Max Capp
- Terry Collier
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Michel Maillot
- Darrel McCann
- Derek Reinhard
- Ramon Schenk
- Steven Tice
- Mike Verhart
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