I.    "...the  (New York) Evening Mirror printed "The Raven" in advance of any other publication on January 29, 1845, "by Quarles¹," with an introductory paragraph that shows the inspiration of Poe and the style of Willis. This was the poem's first appearance in print. It was an enormous and complete success." (Bibliography Record 1)

        ¹ Quarles was one of many pseudonyms that Poe had written under.
            - Poe, as stated by author Kenneth Silverman, tended to use the names of famous poet's
                   when selecting pseudonyms. In this case Poe decided to use the name of Francis Quarles,
                   an English religious poet and emblem writer. (Bibliography Record 2)
 

II.    Additional publication's of "The Raven" within the same year: (same source)
        New York Evening Mirror¹ - Jan. 29, 1845 (New York) (1st apearance of poem in publication)
        American Whig Review - February 1845 (New York) (2nd appearance of poem)
        New York Tribune - Feb. 4, 1845 (New York) (3rd appearance of poem)
        New York Mirror¹ - Feb. 8, 1845 (New York) (4th appearance of poem)
        Southern Literary Messenger - March 1845 (Virginia)
        Howard District Press - Feb. 15, 1845 (Maryland)
 

   ¹In October of 1844, the New Mirror became the New York Evening Mirror and shortly after printing
              "The Raven" on January 29, 1845, the paper was again sold and was renamed the New York Mirror.