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The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man #[1]

Marvel · 1983 · on sale 1983-04-01

First appearance: Kool-Aid Man
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Identification plate

Series
The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#[1]
Publication date
1983
Key date
1983-04-01
On-sale date
1983-04-01
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
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Pages
40

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kool-Aid Man - 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
0As He Battles the Thirsties in Outer Space and on the Baseball Fieldcover1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
2The Thirsties Strike Out!comic story12script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
3Connect-The-Dots!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
4The Fun-Filled Word Hunt!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
5The Secret Code!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
6How to Build Your Own Kool-Aid Drink Stand!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
8Thirst in Spacecomic story12script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
9Kool-Aid Man Crossword Puzzle!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
10The UFO Connectionactivity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergThirsties
11The Thirstie Forest Maze!activity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First
12What's the Differenceactivity1script: Jim Salicrup; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Joe Giella; colors: Marie Severin, Stan GoldbergKool-Aid Man First

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Dan DeCarlo #[nn]1992On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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