Publishers / Charlton / E-Man (1973) / #3
3June 1974
$0.25; 0.06 GBP

E-Man #3

Charlton · June 1974 · on sale 1974-03-12

First appearance: Michael MauserFirst appearance: The BatteryFirst appearance: Samuel Boar
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Identification plate

Series
E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
June 1974
Key date
1974-06-00
On-sale date
1974-03-12
Indicia publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25; 0.06 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Michael Mauser - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Samuel Boar - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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 Energy Crisis!cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; letters: Joe StatonThe Battery First, E-Man, Nova Kane, Alec Tronn
1The Energy Crisis!comic story16script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Joe StatonThe Battery First, Samuel Boar First, E-Man, Nova Kane, Michael Mauser First, Alec Tronn
2-letters page1script: George Wildman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe StatonE-Man, Alec Tronn
3The Dragon Killercomic story8script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Wayne Howard; inks: Wayne Howard; colors: Wendy Fiore, Wayne Howard; letters: Wayne HowardTravis First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #21985On eBay ›
E-Man #31978On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1041974On eBay ›
E-Man: The Early Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61855-000-2;1-61855-000-4		2011On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #1001973On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q112413646 (Travis), first-appearance property (CC0)

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