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Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) comic books 1982-1984

  • Issue #1
    Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 1
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    1st appearance of Kevin Matchstick. Outrageous Slings and Arrows - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. In the eternal struggle, it is the fact that men need heroes more than heroes need men. Kevin Matchstick is needed. He doesn't know it. Thrust into a battle that he doesn't understand, and experiencing a power that he can't control, Kevin is the hero reborn. Alone in the world and lost in the confusion spawned by the dark power of the minions of the Umbra Sprite, Kevin discovers that there IS a comrade for him...Mirth, the enigmatic and evasive world-mage. Note: Part 1 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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    $25 Mage #1 FVF 7.0 1984 Matt Wagner Cover

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  • Issue #2
    Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 2

    Too, Too Solid Flesh - Story, Art and Cover by Matt Wagner. Following his first brush with the confusing fervor of the eternal struggle, Kevin Matchstick once again finds the vagabond sorcerer Mirth mysteriously intruding on his life. Despite all his fears and doubts, Kevin is the hero. The power within him is beyond his control and comprehension, but not beyond his heart, the heart that compels him to action to save the girl that knows him but has never met him. Note: Part 2 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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    $12 Mage #2 NM 9.4 1984 Matt Wagner Cover
    2 days left Auction Mage The Hero Discovered #2 ~ COMICO 1984

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  • Issue #3
    Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 3

    The Mousetrap - Story and Art by Matt Wagner. Cover by Matt Wagner and Bill Anderson. Who is the girl in the shiny red Edsel? What part does she play in the whirlwind mystical battle that has intruded on Kevin Matchstick's life? The world-mage Mirth has said that she will know Kevin and join him, but to what end? And what of the Umbra Sprite? What is the menace from outside of this world that he hopes to conjure to do battle with skeptical Kevin Matchstick? Note: Part 3 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

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    $9 Mage #3 NM- 9.2 1984 Matt Wagner Cover First Appearance of Edsel

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  • Issue #4
    Mage The Hero Discovered (1985) 4

    O What a Rash and Bloody Deed - Story and Art by Matt Wagner. Cover by Matt Wagner and Rich Rankin. Kevin Matchstick takes on the Marhault Ogre. Note: Part 4 of 15 of the Hero Discovered story. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.