Publishers / Acclaim / Valiant / Magnus Robot Fighter (1991) / #12
12May 1992
$3.25; 3.75 CAD

Magnus Robot Fighter #12

Acclaim / Valiant · May 1992 · on sale February 25, 1992

First appearance (cover): TurokFirst appearance (cover): Andar
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Identification plate

Series
Magnus Robot Fighter (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
May 1992
Key date
May 1992
On-sale date
February 25, 1992
Indicia publisher
Valiant
Price
$3.25; 3.75 CAD
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Turok - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Andar - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gonzalo Mayo; inks: Gonzalo MayoAndar First, Magnus, Chris Torkelson, Turok First
1Stone and Steel!comic story27script: Faye Perozich, Jim Shooter; pencils: Gonzalo Mayo; inks: Gonzalo Mayo; colors: Knob Row; letters: Joe Albelo, Brad JoyceMagnus; Andar (intro); Doctor Laslo Noel; Elzy; Gork; Magnus; Turok (intro); Willow Talltree
2Truth, Crushed to Earth, Shall Rise Again.foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Russ Manning, William Cullen Bryant; pencils: Russ Manning; inks: Russ Manning1-A; Magnus
3"Trial and Error"comic story8script: Jim Shooter, Faye Perozich; pencils: Mark Moretti; inks: Charles Barnett; colors: Maurice Fontenot, Mike Cavallaro; letters: Jade1-A (hologram); Cracker; Magnus (hologram)

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Series context

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Sources

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