Publishers / Charlton / E-Man (1973) / #5
5November 1974
$0.25

E-Man #5

Charlton · November 1974 · on sale 1974-07-11

First appearance: Liberty BelleFirst appearance: Caroline Dean
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Identification plate

Series
E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November 1974
Key date
1974-11-00
On-sale date
1974-07-11
Indicia publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Caroline Dean - 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 City Swallower!cover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; letters: Joe StatonE-Man, Alec Tronn
1The City Swallowercomic story16script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Joe StatonE-Man, Nova Kane, Alec Tronn
2-letters page1script: George Wildman
3Freedom's Starcomic story8script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Ray BurzonCaroline Dean First, Liberty Belle First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #41986On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1021973On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1081974On eBay ›
E-Man: The Early Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61855-000-2;1-61855-000-4		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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