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1October 1973
$0.20

E-Man #1

Charlton · October 1973 · on sale 1973

First appearance: E-ManFirst appearance: Alec TronnFirst appearance: Nova KaneOrigin: Alec Tronn
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Identification plate

Series
E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
1973-10-00
On-sale date
1973
Indicia publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of E-Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alec Tronn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nova Kane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Brain - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Knight - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Alec Tronn, E-Man, Nova Kane, The Brain.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Brain and the Bombcover1script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; letters: Joe StatonThe Brain First, E-Man First, Nova Kane First, Alec Tronn First
1E-Mancomic story16script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Joe StatonThe Brain First, E-Man First, Nova Kane First, Alec Tronn First
2Melifera Adamsonii on the Warpathtext story1letters: typeset
3Operation: Rotten Applecomic story8script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; letters: Tom SuttonThe Knight First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #11985On eBay ›
E-Man #11978On eBay ›
E-Man: The Early Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61855-000-2;1-61855-000-4		2011On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #981973On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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